Canonbie

Canonbie
Canonbie is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Canonbie
Canonbie
Location within Dumfries and Galloway
Population390 (2001 Census)
OS grid referenceNY393764
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCANONBIE
Postcode districtDG14
Dialling code013873
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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55°04′41″N 2°57′07″W / 55.078°N 2.952°W / 55.078; -2.952

Canonbie (Scottish Gaelic: Canonbaidh) is a small village in Dumfriesshire within the local authority area of Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland, 6 miles (10 kilometres) south of Langholm and 2 miles (3 kilometres) north of the Anglo-Scottish border. It is on the A7 road from Carlisle to Edinburgh, and the River Esk flows through it. There are frequent references in older documents to it as Canobie.[1]

  1. ^ Miller, Hugh (1871). Leading Articles on Various Subjects. p. 245.