Stranraer

Summary

Stranraer is a town^[1]. Stranraer ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,074 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 located in time zone is recorded as UTC±00:00^[8].
• Stranraer's local dialing code is recorded as 01776^[9].
• Stranraer's OS grid reference is recorded as NX059606^[10].
• Stranraer's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 54.901388888889, 'lon': -5.035}^[11].
• Stranraer's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Rhins of Galloway^[12].
• Stranraer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Stranraer^[13].
• Stranraer has a population of {'amount': '+10320'}^[14].
• Stranraer's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[15].
• Stranraer's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[16].
• Stranraer's category for people born here is recorded as Q17485735^[17].
• Stranraer's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Stranraer^[18].
• Stranraer's historic county is recorded as Wigtownshire^[19].

Body

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'}^[14].

Designation and Status

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

Cultural Significance

Things named for Stranraer include Stranraer railway station^[20], a railway station^[21], in United Kingdom^[22], founded in 1862^[23].

Why It Matters

Stranraer ranks in the top 3% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,074 views/month).^[2] Stranraer has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] Stranraer is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for Stranraer include Stranraer railway station^[20], a railway station^[21], in United Kingdom^[22], founded in 1862^[23].