Kells

Scottish parish in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
AdministrativeArea civil_parish Q12060976
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Kells

Summary

Kells is a civil parish[1]. Kells ranks in the top 5% of civil_parish entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kells is located in Dumfries and Galloway[3].
  • Kells is located in Kirkcudbrightshire[4].
  • Kells is located in Stewartry[5].
  • Kells is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Kells's image is recorded as Kells Parish Church, New Galloway - geograph.org.uk - 867120.jpg[7].
  • Kells's instance of is recorded as civil parish[8].
  • Kells's shares border with is recorded as Dalry[9].
  • Kells's shares border with is recorded as Balmaclellan[10].
  • Kells's shares border with is recorded as Parton[11].
  • Kells's shares border with is recorded as Balmaghie[12].
  • Kells's shares border with is recorded as Girthon[13].
  • Kells's shares border with is recorded as Minnigaff[14].
  • Kells's shares border with is recorded as Carsphairn[15].
  • Kells's Commons category is recorded as Kells[16].
  • Kells's catalog code is recorded as 419[17].
  • Kells's catalog code is recorded as KEL[18].
  • Kells's catalog code is recorded as 10011[19].
  • Kells's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.09999867, 'longitude': -4.246569556, 'precision': 1e-06}[20].
  • Kells's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0swkqkl[21].
  • Kells's population is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+664'}[22].
  • Kells's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.1819, 'longitude': -4.3043, 'precision': 1e-06}[23].
  • Kells's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 54.9989, 'longitude': -4.1066, 'precision': 1e-06}[24].
  • Kells's coordinates of easternmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.0085, 'longitude': -4.0568, 'precision': 1e-06}[25].
  • Kells's coordinates of westernmost point is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 55.1018, 'longitude': -4.3959, 'precision': 1e-06}[26].
  • Kells's contains settlement is recorded as New Galloway[27].

Body

Geography

Kells is in the country of United Kingdom[6]. Located in include Dumfries and Galloway[3], a council area[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1975[30]; Kirkcudbrightshire[4], a registration county[31], in United Kingdom[32]; and Stewartry[5], a Scottish district[33], in United Kingdom[34].

Physical Characteristics

Kells's area is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q35852', 'amount': '+21317'}[35]. Kells's population is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+664'}[22].

Designation and Status

Kells's instance of is recorded as civil parish[8].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 419[17], KEL[18], and 10011[19].

Why It Matters

Kells ranks in the top 5% of civil_parish entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . NRS shapefiles for Scottish parishes. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [35] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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