Place:Gatehouse of Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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NameGatehouse of Fleet
TypeTown
Coordinates54.883°N 4.183°W
Located inKirkcudbrightshire, Scotland     ( - 1975)
See alsoGirthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotlandparish in which Gatehouse of Fleet was located until 1975
Dumfries and Galloway Region, Scotlandregional administration 1975-1996
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotlandunitary Council Area since 1996
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Gatehouse of Fleet is a town half in the civil parish of Girthon and half in the parish of Anwoth divided by the river Fleet, Kirkcudbrightshire, within the district council region of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which has existed since the mid-18th century, although the area has been inhabited since much earlier.

Gatehouse of Fleet was located in the parish of Girthon in the former County of Kirkcudbrightshire in southwest Scotland. This area is now part of the unitary authority called the Dumfries & Galloway Council Area.

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