Canonbie
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Location within Dumfries and Galloway | |
Population | 390 (2001 Census) |
OS grid reference | NY393764 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CANONBIE |
Postcode district | DG14 |
Dialling code | 013873 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
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]