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PRONUNCIATION OF KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE

Kirkcudbrightshire  [kɜːˈkuːbrɪˌʃɪə] play
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WHAT DOES KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kirkcudbrightshire

Kirkcudbrightshire, or the County of Kirkcudbright or the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the Galloway region of south-western Scotland. For local government purposes, it forms part of the wider Dumfries and Galloway council area of which it forms a committee area under the name of the Stewartry. The county is occasionally referred to as East Galloway, forming the larger Galloway region with Wigtownshire. It is bounded on the north and north-west by Ayrshire, on the west and south-west by Wigtownshire, on the south and south-east by the Irish Sea and the Solway Firth, and on the east and north-east by Dumfriesshire. It included the small islands of Hestan and Little Ross. It maintains a strong regional and distinct political identity. It formed a district in the Dumfries and Galloway region and today the Stewarty is an area committee represented by eight councillors. Local administration of the area today is overseen by a Stewartry Area Manager, based in the county town of Kirkcudbright. The current Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright, the Crown's representative in the area, is Lt Col Sir Malcolm Ross.

Definition of Kirkcudbrightshire in the English dictionary

The definition of Kirkcudbrightshire in the dictionary is a former county of SW Scotland, part of Dumfries and Galloway since 1975.

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Bedfordshire
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Buckinghamshire
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Cambridgeshire
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Chiantishire
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Derbyshire
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Gloucestershire
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Hampshire
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Hertfordshire
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Lancashire
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Leicestershire
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Lincolnshire
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Montgomeryshire
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Oxfordshire
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Shropshire
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Staffordshire
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Warwickshire
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Wigtownshire
ˈwɪɡtənˌʃɪə
Worcestershire
ˈwʊstəˌʃɪə
Yorkshire
ˈjɔːkˌʃɪə

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hire
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kirkcudbrightshire

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE»

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Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire
This guide to Kirkcudbrightshire and Wigtownshire was first published in 1920 as part of the Cambridge County Geographies.
William Learmonth, 2012
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Kirkcudbrightshire
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright or Kirkcudbrightshire was formerly a county of south-western Scotland.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010
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The UK's County Tops: Reaching the top of 91 historic counties
Kirriereoch Hill shoulder (Ayrshire) 782m NX 4196 8710 Merrick ( Kirkcudbrightshire) 843m NX 4276 8555 Location Two of five hills making up the Range of the Awful Hand in Galloway Forest Park, 20km N of Newton Stewart ( Dumfries and ...
Jonny Muir, 2014
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A Dictionary of Scottish Emigrants to the U. S. A.
From Gatehouse, Kirkcudbrightshire. Possibly son of John McG. (q.v.) To New York on Gale, 7 May, 1774. Mason. (T. 47/12) 3923 McGOUGHTRY, Jane, aged 2. From Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire. Possibly related to Margaret McG., (q.v.) To ...
Donald Whyte, 2009
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Kirkcudbrightshire
The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (/k r ku bri / kirr-koo-bree; Siorrachd Chille Chuithbheirt in Gaelic) or Kirkcudbrightshire (/k r ku bri r/ kirr-koo-bree-sh r) was a county of south-western Scotland.
Jesse Russel, Ronald Cohn, 2013
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The Peregrine Falcon
Heptachlor Year Analyst Location HEOD epoxide DDE PCBs 1973 GC Dumfriesshire 6-0 — 5-0 1-0 GC Dumfriesshire 5-0 - 2-0 < 1-0 GC Dumfriesshire 3-0 — 1-2 < 1-0 GC Kirkcudbrightshire 0-4 - 2-0 < 1-0 GC Kirkcudbrightshire 0-3 - 1-3 ...
Derek Ratcliffe, 2010
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Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. 1-
The bronze pony cap and horns from Torrs are among the finest pieces of early Celtic ART in Britain, and show strong Continental influences. They were found in a peat bog at Torrs, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland (Cille Chuithbeirt, ALBA), some  ...
John T. Koch, 2006
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Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Site Kilrie, Kinghorn, Fife Kirkconnell Moss. New Abbey, Troqueer, Kirkcudbrightshire No locality (but possibly Kirkcudbrightshire) Buttergask. Ardoch, Perthshire Blair estates, Blair Atholl, Perthshire near Forest Lodge, Glen Tilt, Blair Atholl, ...
‎1995
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Publications of the Scottish History Society
GALLOWAY). KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE. Trans. of the Society for the encouragement of agriculture within the Counties of Dumfries and Wigtown and Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. Dumfries, [v.Y.]. Valuation Roll of Kirkcudbright in 1642 and 1777.
‎1917
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Regesta Regum Scottorum, 1153-1424: The acts of David II, ...
[on bounds of New Abbey], Kirkcudbrightshire, 265 Polcageri, Polcormyle, Polcrosresk (unid.) Ton bounds of New Abbey], Kirkcudbrightshire, 264 Poldeuyn (unid.) [in Clydesdale], 521 Polhauthynhath' = Auchenhay bum [NX 7980, in Kir kpa ...
‎1960

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE»

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Scotland on flood alert: Downpours cause chaos, more rain on the …
There was also flooding in the south-west, with a couple in Creetown, Kirkcudbrightshire, having to be rescued from their home on an inflatable ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
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On this day: Nadia Comaneci scored perfect ten - The Scotsman
Deaths: 1610 Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, artist; 1792 John Paul Jones, Kirkcudbrightshire-born naval hero of the American Revolution ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
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Scottish dairy herds down but total cow numbers up
Dumfriesshire registered the largest loss of seven dairy farms and 667 cows but Kirkcudbrightshire had a one herd net gain and added 808 ... «Agriland, Jul 15»
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Two killed in separate crashes in another day of carnage on …
TWO men died in separate crashes on Scotland's roads yesterday. A motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a Land Rover in Kirkcudbrightshire. «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 15»
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Queen's birthday honours list 2015: BEM
(Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire). Mrs Annie Watt Amos McKenzie. For services to the Ochil Care Home and the community in Perthshire. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Irvine runners in great form
... improved his Eglinton pb to 26.16 and to 60-year-old John Surgenor who had a fine 1h36m at the recent Kirkcudbrightshire half marathon. «Irvine Times, Jun 15»
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Magna Carta celebration cash granted
Moreover, his connections to the Stewartry of Kirkcudbrightshire are strong; he is recorded as being the founder of Tongland Abbey in 1218 ... «The Galloway Gazette, Jun 15»
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Farmers Weekly Awards 2015: Meet the finalists
Brian Yates, East Logan Farm, Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire. Brian is a great role model for the next generation at East Logan. He has ... «FarmersWeekly, Jun 15»
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Jeremy Clarkson is STILL the man men would most like to go on a …
Wigtownshire, Morayshire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Orkney and Buteshire – all in Scotland – were the least visited counties among those polled. «Daily Mail, May 15»
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Young Britons more likely to have visited Eiffel Tower than British …
The least visited areas are all in Scotland, comprising Wigtownshire in the Borders (1 per cent), Morayshire (2 per cent), Kirkcudbrightshire (2 ... «Daily Mail, May 15»

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