Dalton, Dumfries and Galloway

The village of Dalton is a small settlement about 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Dumfries and 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.

Dalton

Dalton Village
Dalton
Location within Dumfries and Galloway
OS grid referenceNY114739
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLOCKERBIE
Postcode districtDG11
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

The village has an 18th-century church, one of its past ministers being The Rev. John W. Morris MA, who is buried near the southern boundary of the church. Several families have lived here for more than 150 years, including the: Byers, Bells (Almagill), Shuttleworths (Almagill), Carruthers (Dormont),[1] Murrays (Murraythwaite), and Steels (Kirkwood). Dalton has a Thai restaurant and pub, and a well used village hall.

About 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Dalton on the Carrutherstown road is Dalton Pottery.[2] On the farms around Dalton, there are several self-catering, stone-built, holiday cottages at Kirkwood - offering tourist accommodation and walking in peace and quiet, as well as fishing on the River Annan.

References
  1. "Page 2". Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2014-10-28.
  2. "Dalton Pottery - Dumfries & Galloway - Welcome to Scotland". www.welcometoscotland.com.
Dalton Church


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