Place:Davington, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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Name	Davington
Type	Locality
Coordinates	55.3084°N 3.2039°W
Located in	Dumfriesshire, Scotland ( - 1975)
See also	Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland	parish in which Davington was located until 1975
	Dumfries and Galloway Region, Scotland	regional administration 1975-1996
	Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland	unitary Council Area since 1996

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

NOTE: One should not confuse this locality with [[Place:Davington, Kent, England|Davington], a suburb of Faversham, Kent, England.

From the Gazetteer for Scotland:

"A small settlement in Eskdale, Dumfries and Galloway, Davington lies on the White Esk, 6 miles (10 km) south of Ettrick. A meteorological observatory was built near here in 1904-07, taking advantage of the clear, unpolluted country air and is today known as the Eskdalemuir Observatory."

Davington was located in the parish of Eskdalemuir in Dumfriesshire in Scotland. This area is now part of the unitary authority called the Dumfries & Galloway Council Area.

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