Nithsdale (Srath Nid in Scottish Gaelic), also known as Strathnith, Stranith or Stranit, is the strath or dale of the River Nith in southern Scotland. Nithsdale was one of the medieval provinces of Scotland. The provinces gradually lost their administrative importance to the shires created from the twelfth century, with Nithsdale forming part of Dumfriesshire. A Nithsdale district covering a similar area to the medieval province was created in 1975, based in the area's main town of Dumfries. The district was abolished in 1996, since when the area has been directly administered by Dumfries and Galloway Council.
Look up nithsdale in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. 55°07′59″N 3°43′59″W / 55.133°N 3.733°W / 55.133; -3.733 Nithsdale (Srath Nid in Scottish Gaelic)...
Earl of Nithsdale was a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1620 for Robert Maxwell, 9th Lord Maxwell, with remainder to heirs male. He...
Sir William Douglas of Nithsdale (c. 1370(?) – 1391) was a Scottish knight and Northern Crusader. William Douglas was an illegitimate son of Archibald...
15th centuries. In the 17th century, the Maxwells were created Earls of Nithsdale, and built a new lodging within the walls, described as among "the most...
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale may mean or refer to: Galloway and Upper Nithsdale (UK Parliament constituency) Galloway and Upper Nithsdale (Scottish Parliament...
brother, Robert, succeeded to the Maxwell title and was created Earl of Nithsdale in 1620. Lord Maxwell was also at feud with the powerful Clan Douglas...
great-grandson, the 7th Lord Herries of Terregles, succeeded as third Earl of Nithsdale in 1667 on the death of his kinsman the second Earl. The earldom had been...
based on the three main valleys in the county: Annandale, Eskdale and Nithsdale. These had been independent provinces in medieval times but were gradually...
Skills 1997 Tim Farron Liberal Democrats Peter Duncan Galloway and Upper Nithsdale (contested Dumfries & Galloway) Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland...
gain Fermanagh and South Tyrone UUP Sinn Féin gain Galloway and Upper Nithsdale SNP 12,222 7,258 3,698 12,148 588 Conservative gain Guildford Conservative...
which changed parties during the election; that of Galloway and Upper Nithsdale which Peter Duncan of the Conservative Party gained from Alisdair Morgan...
This is a list of community council areas established in each of the council areas of Scotland. As of 2012–3, there are 1,369 community council areas in...
family being chiefs of the Maxwells and the heir males of the Earls of Nithsdale. The current head of the family is Desmond Maxwell.[citation needed] The...
during the Roman occupation of North Great Britain. The Selgovae inhabited Nithsdale at the time and may have raised some military works of a defensive nature...
of Melrose; designation changed to Earl of Haddington in 1627 Earl of Nithsdale 20 August 1620 Maxwell forfeit 1716 Earl of Galloway 19 September 1623...
and New Cumnock in Ayrshire and runs east then south down Nithsdale to Dumfries. Nithsdale carries both the A76 road and the rail line from Dumfries to...
Pickles, Timothy West, Tony Britton, Alan Badel, Robert Longden, Donald Nithsdale, Yvonne Gilan, Sandra Voe, Barry Hart, David Hargreaves, Tim Seely, Jill...
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