Place:


Gatehouse of Fleet  Kirkcudbrightshire

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Gatehouse of Fleet like this:

Gatehouse-of-Fleet, small river-port, Girthon and Annwoth pars., Kirkcudbrightshire, on river fleet, 1½ mile from head of Fleet Bay, 6 miles SE. of Drumore sta. and 9 miles NW. of Kirkcudbright, pop. 1286; P.O., T.O., called Gatehouse; 2 Banks. Mkt.-day, Sat.

Gatehouse of Fleet through time

Gatehouse of Fleet is now part of Dumfries and Galloway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dumfries and Galloway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gatehouse of Fleet itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gatehouse of Fleet, in Dumfries and Galloway and Kirkcudbrightshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17404

Date accessed: 29th March 2024


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