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St John's Town of Dalry

St John's Town of Dalry proper noun: a village north-west of New Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX6281).

Proper noun

St John's Town of Dalry

  1. A village north-west of New Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX6281).
    • St John was the patron saint of the Knights Hospitallers - the medieval religious order - who once owned the land on which Dalry lies. Because of this, the full name of the village is St John's Town of Dalry.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 142
    Synonyms:
    Dalry

Synonyms of St John's Town of Dalry

Questions about St John's Town of Dalry

What does St John's Town of Dalry mean?
St John's Town of Dalry means a village north-west of New Galloway, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, historically in Kirkcudbrightshire (OS grid ref NX6281).
What part of speech is St John's Town of Dalry?
St John's Town of Dalry is a proper noun.

Words near St John's Town of Dalry in the dictionary

  1. St John
  2. St John's
  3. St John's bread
  4. St John's Chapel
  5. St John's in the Vale
  6. St John's Town of Dalry
  7. St John's Wood
  8. St John's wort
  9. St John's worts
  10. St John's, Castlerigg and Wythburn
  11. St Johns

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