In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Eaglesfield like this:
Eaglesfield, a village in Middlebie parish, Dumfriesshire, on the right side of Kirtle Water, 7 furlongs NNE of Kirtlebridge station on the Caledonian, and 2¾ miles E of Ecclefechan, under which it has a post office, with money order and savings' bank departments. Here is also a General Assembly's school.
Eaglesfield through time
Eaglesfield is now part of Dumfries and Galloway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dumfries and Galloway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Eaglesfield itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Eaglesfield, in Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfries Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22303
Date accessed: 23rd April 2024
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