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| Stewartry | |
|---|---|
| District (1975–1996) Lieutenancy area (1975–) | |
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| History | |
| • Created | 16 May 1975 |
| • Abolished | 31 March 1996 |
| • Succeeded by | Dumfries and Galloway |
| • HQ | Kirkcudbright |
| Contained within | |
| • Region | Dumfries and Galloway |
Stewartry was a local government district from 1975 until 1996 within the Dumfries and Galloway region in south-west Scotland. Under the name the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright the area of the former district is still used as a lieutenancy area. Dumfries and Galloway Council has a Stewartry area committee which approximately covers the same area, subject to some adjustments where ward boundaries no longer follow the pre-1996 district boundary. The Stewartry covers the majority of the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire, and derives its name from the county's alternative name of "The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright".[1]
- ^ larminiev (19 November 2020). "Q. When is a Shire not a Shire? A. When it's a Stewartry! Kirkcudbright in the 1650s". The History of Parliament. Retrieved 15 January 2024.