Stranraer

town in Wigtownshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK
Place town Q1001935
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Stranraer

Summary

Stranraer is a town[1]. Stranraer ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Stranraer is located in Dumfries and Galloway[3].
  • Stranraer is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Stranraer's instance of is recorded as town[5].
  • Stranraer took place at Inch[6].
  • Stranraer's Commons category is recorded as Stranraer[7].
  • Stranraer's local dialing code is recorded as 01776[8].
  • Stranraer's OS grid reference is recorded as NX059606[9].
  • Stranraer's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.901388888889, 'lon': -5.035}[10].
  • Stranraer's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Rhins of Galloway[11].
  • Stranraer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Stranraer[12].
  • Stranraer has a population of {'amount': '+10320'}[13].
  • Stranraer's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14].
  • Stranraer's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • Stranraer's category for people born here is recorded as Q17485735[16].
  • Stranraer's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Stranraer[17].
  • Stranraer's historic county is recorded as Wigtownshire[18].

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Geography

Stranraer is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Stranraer is located in Dumfries and Galloway[3].

Physical Characteristics

Stranraer has a population of {'amount': '+10320'}[13].

Designation and Status

Stranraer's instance of is recorded as town[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Stranraer include Stranraer railway station[19], a railway station[20], in United Kingdom[21], founded in 1862[22].

Why It Matters

Stranraer ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[2] Stranraer has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Stranraer is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for Stranraer include Stranraer railway station[19], a railway station[20], in United Kingdom[21], founded in 1862[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 31
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'ceb', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'ga',
    Gnd id → 7597694-8
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 6w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Stranraer
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Dumfries and Galloway, Leswalt, Wigtownshire +1
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 54.901388888889, 'lon': -5.035}
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48912|batch #48912]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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