Dumfries
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Place type
Town
Location
Latitude: 55.07, Longitude: -3.61
Hierarchy
Description
The location of a training base for special duty operators in the RAF. Located near English border on L bank of River Nith; royal burgh in 1186; suffered during Wars of Scottish Independence; home of national poet Robert Burns from 1791 until his death in 1798; economy based on hosiery, knitwear, livestock & dairy products.