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Stewartry | |
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District (1975–1996) Lieutenancy area (1975–) | |
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]