In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Nithsdale like this:
Nithsdale, the western one of the 3 divisions of Dumfriesshire drained by the river Nith; was anciently called Stranith or Strathnith, and gave the title of earl (1620-1716) to the family of Maxwell.
Nithsdale through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Nithsdale has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Dumfries and Galloway. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Nithsdale and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Nithsdale, in Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfries Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21893
Date accessed: 21st May 2013
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