Eastriggs

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Eastriggs is a small town in Dumfries and Galloway in southwest Scotland, historically associated with munitions production during World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
builtDuring World War I
category Planned communities in Scotland
Villages in Dumfries and Galloway
World War I sites in Scotland
country Scotland
developedFor wartime munitions industry
dialCode 01461
distanceTo approximately 16 miles west of Carlisle
approximately 3 miles east of Annan
approximately 8 miles west of Gretna
governingCouncilArea Dumfries and Galloway Council
gridReference NY236657
hasFeature street names commemorating Commonwealth locations
wartime workers’ housing
hasHistoricalAssociation HM Factory, Gretna
World War I
munitions production
hasMuseum The Devil’s Porridge Museum
hasNearbyBorder England
hasPrimarySchool Eastriggs Primary School
hasTransport Eastriggs railway station
historicalRegion Dumfriesshire
latitudeApprox 54.988
lieutenancyArea Dumfries
locatedIn Dumfries and Galloway
southwest Scotland
longitudeApprox -3.183
museumFocus HM Factory, Gretna and local wartime history
near Annan
Gretna
Solway Firth
originalPurpose housing for munitions workers
parliamentaryConstituencyScotland Dumfriesshire
parliamentaryConstituencyUK Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
linked to: Dumfriesshire
partOf Scotland
United Kingdom
postalTown ANNAN
postCodeArea DG
postCodeDistrict DG12
railwayServedBy Glasgow South Western Line
region Solway Coast
linked to: Solway Firth coast
roadServedBy B721 road
urbanForm planned town

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River Annan near Brydekirk near Eastriggs