Dalton

Scottish parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
AdministrativeArea civil_parish Q68815296
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Dalton

Summary

Dalton is a civil parish[1].

Key Facts

  • Dalton is located in Dumfries and Galloway[2].
  • Dalton is located in Dumfriesshire[3].
  • Dalton is located in Annandale and Eskdale[4].
  • Dalton is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Dalton's instance of is recorded as civil parish[6].
  • Dalton's shares border with is recorded as Dryfesdale[7].
  • Dalton's shares border with is recorded as St Mungo, Dumfries and Galloway[8].
  • Dalton's shares border with is recorded as Cummertrees[9].
  • Dalton's shares border with is recorded as Ruthwell[10].
  • Dalton's shares border with is recorded as Lochmaben[11].
  • Dalton's shares border with is recorded as Mouswald[12].
  • Dalton is named after Dalton[13].
  • Dalton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 140012455[14].
  • Dalton's part of is recorded as Presbytery of Lochmaben[15].
  • Dalton's Commons category is recorded as Dalton, Dumfries and Galloway (civil parish)[16].
  • Dalton's catalog code is recorded as 218[17].
  • Dalton's catalog code is recorded as DTN[18].
  • Dalton's catalog code is recorded as 08005[19].
  • Dalton's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.05061463, 'longitude': -3.407951931, 'precision': 1e-06}[20].
  • Dalton's population is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+614'}[21].
  • Dalton's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.091, 'longitude': -3.437, 'precision': 1e-06}[22].
  • Dalton's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.01, 'longitude': -3.4155, 'precision': 1e-06}[23].
  • Dalton's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.0492, 'longitude': -3.3592, 'precision': 1e-06}[24].
  • Dalton's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.0835, 'longitude': -3.4619, 'precision': 1e-06}[25].
  • Dalton's contains settlement is recorded as Dalton[26].

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Geography

Dalton is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Dumfries and Galloway[2], a council area[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1975[29]; Dumfriesshire[3], a shire of Scotland[30], in United Kingdom[31]; and Annandale and Eskdale[4], a Scottish district[32], in United Kingdom[33]. Dalton's part of is recorded as Presbytery of Lochmaben[15].

Physical Characteristics

Dalton's area is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q35852', 'amount': '+3921'}[34]. Dalton's population is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+614'}[21].

Designation and Status

Dalton's instance of is recorded as civil parish[6].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 218[17], DTN[18], and 08005[19]. Dalton is named after Dalton[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Hew Scott, Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, Vol. 2 (Edinburgh, 1917). wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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