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'''Kirkgunzeon''' is a village and parish in [[Kirkcudbrightshire]], nine miles south-west of [[Dumfries]]. This place is supposed to have derived its name, anciently ''Kirkwynon'', from the dedication of its church to St Wynnin and this opinion is corroborated by the name of a spring near it, which still retains the appellation of St Wynnin's well. The parish sits on the A711 road from Dumfries to Dalbeattie, with the village standing on a loop of minor road to the north of it. | '''Kirkgunzeon''' is a village and parish in [[Kirkcudbrightshire]], nine miles south-west of [[Dumfries]]. This place is supposed to have derived its name, anciently ''Kirkwynon'', from the dedication of its church to St Wynnin and this opinion is corroborated by the name of a spring near it, which still retains the appellation of St Wynnin's well. The parish sits on the A711 road from Dumfries to Dalbeattie, with the village standing on a loop of minor road to the north of it. The parish is bounded on the east by [[New Abbey]], on the south by [[Colvend and Southwick]] on the west by [[Urr]] and on the north by [[Lochrutton]]. It is about five miles in length, and three miles in breadth. | ||
In the reign of David Bruce, the church and lands belonged to the abbey of Holm Cultram in [[Cumberland]]. | In the reign of David Bruce, the church and lands belonged to the abbey of Holm Cultram in [[Cumberland]]. | ||
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* Location map: {{wmap|54.982|-3.781|zoom=13}} | |||
[[Category:Towns and villages in Kirkcudbrightshire]] | [[Category:Towns and villages in Kirkcudbrightshire]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:17, 30 October 2015
Kirkgunzeon is a village and parish in Kirkcudbrightshire, nine miles south-west of Dumfries. This place is supposed to have derived its name, anciently Kirkwynon, from the dedication of its church to St Wynnin and this opinion is corroborated by the name of a spring near it, which still retains the appellation of St Wynnin's well. The parish sits on the A711 road from Dumfries to Dalbeattie, with the village standing on a loop of minor road to the north of it. The parish is bounded on the east by New Abbey, on the south by Colvend and Southwick on the west by Urr and on the north by Lochrutton. It is about five miles in length, and three miles in breadth.
In the reign of David Bruce, the church and lands belonged to the abbey of Holm Cultram in Cumberland.
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- Location map: 54°58’55"N, 3°46’52"W
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