LANGHOLM

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LANGHOLM is a small town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, known historically for its textile industry and scenic location in the Esk Valley.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
LANGHOLM canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
administrativeAuthority Dumfries and Galloway Council ⓘ
conservationProject Langholm Moor Demonstration Project ⓘ
linked to: Langholm Moor
country Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dialCode 013873 ⓘ
distanceTo approximately 20 miles east of Dumfries ⓘ
approximately 8 miles north of the Anglo-Scottish border ⓘ
governingBody Langholm Community Council ⓘ
hasCulturalEvent Langholm Common Riding ⓘ
Langholm Music and Arts events at the Buccleuch Centre ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Langholm Academy ⓘ
Langholm Primary School ⓘ
hasLandmark Buccleuch Centre ⓘ
Langholm Bridge ⓘ
Langholm Parish Church ⓘ
War Memorial on Whita Hill ⓘ
Whita Hill ⓘ
hasNickname Muckle Toon ⓘ
hasNotablePerson Hugh MacDiarmid (Scottish poet, born near Langholm) ⓘ
linked to: Hugh MacDiarmid

Neil Armstrong (first person on the Moon, made Freeman of Langholm) ⓘ
Thomas Telford (engineer, apprenticed in Langholm as a stonemason) ⓘ
linked to: Thomas Telford
hasRecreationArea Langholm Moor ⓘ
hasRiver Ewes Water ⓘ
River Esk ⓘ
Wauchope Water ⓘ
hasSportsClub Langholm Cricket Club ⓘ
Langholm Rugby Football Club ⓘ
linked to: Langholm RFC
historicalAffiliation Burgh of Langholm ⓘ
linked to: Langholm
historicalIndustry hosiery ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ
tweed production ⓘ
woollen mills ⓘ
knownFor scenic location ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ
latitude approximately 55.151° N ⓘ
locatedIn Dumfries and Galloway ⓘ
Esk Valley ⓘ
southern Scotland ⓘ
locatedOnRiver River Esk ⓘ
longitude approximately 2.998° W ⓘ
postalTown LANGHOLM ⓘ
postcodeDistrict DG13 ⓘ
region Scottish Borders (historical) ⓘ
traditionalCounty Dumfriesshire ⓘ
transport A7 road ⓘ
bus services to Carlisle and Edinburgh (historically and/or currently) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Langholm → hasPostTown → LANGHOLM ⓘ
Langholm → hasPostTown → LANGHOLM ⓘ
Langholm → postalTown → LANGHOLM ⓘ
subject linked to: LANGHOLM