Maxwelltown, Dumfries And Galloway

Flower Delivery to Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire

The County of Kirkcudbright or Kirkcudbrightshire is located in southwestern Scotland. It is the registration county and lieutenancy area in Galloway, and is part of the bigger Dumfries and Galloway council area. For this reason, it is sometimes referred to as East Galloway.

History

Maxwelltown in Kirkcudbrightshire share much of its influence with the strong regional and distinct political identity of its county. It is a hamlet called Bridgend, and renamed to Maxwelltown in 1810 when it became a burgh of barony. It sits at the west side of the River Nith, which formerly separates the two shires of Kirkcudbright and Dumfries.

It is not a very small hamlet, but since it is mainly residential suburbs, the pace of lifestyle here is quieter and slower unlike that of its neighboring town in Dumfriesshire centre to the east of the Nith.

Landmarks

Maxwelltown is composed of a number of suburbs, mainly with residential properties in the plains close to the Nith, and vast farm fields at the outskirts filled with Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire flowers. Some of the popular suburbs in the hamlet include Janefield, Lincluden, Lochside, Sandside, Summerhill, Summerville and Troqueer.

It is directly connected to neighboring Dumfries via two primary bridges connected to routes A780 and A756.

As a residential suburb, there is not much to see in Maxwelltown except for a handful of old buildings and prominent structures. The Statue of Old Mortality and His Pony is found at The Sinclair Memorial in the grounds of The Observatory along Rotchell Road.

The Lincluden Collegiate Church, formerly called Lincluden Priory or Lincluden Abbey, is considered the oldest remaining structure in the Dumfriesshire, and sits at the Maxwelltown side of the Nith. It is a religious ruin as part of the Lincluden Castle built in 1160 and abandoned in 1700. The remains of the Lincluden Abbey are now protected as an A listed building and decorated with the flowers in Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbrightshire.

There are also a few sports centres in the area including the Queen of the South Football Club, Dumfries Ice Bowl, and Dumfries and Galloway Golf Club. In fact, Maxwelltown has produced several celebrity players such as Ian Dickson and Billy Houliston.

For day or night entertainment and sightseeing, tourists can head to the Rober Burns Centre Museum, formerly Dumfries Mill, transforms into a film theatre at night.

For shopping needs, there is Tesco and Homebase along Glasgow Street going to Lincluden. Also in the area is the Wickes home improvement store opposite Currys PC World.

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