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Gillfoot Dumfries and Galloway

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Park and Gardens 10 Holiday Parks 9 Museums 8 Art Galleries 8 Nature Reserves 2 Golf Courses 2 Theatres 2 Aquariums 1 Theme Parks 1 Exhibition and Trade Centres 1 Lakes 1

Local servicesHospitalVictoria Cottage Hospital (Maryport)22 miGP surgeryShebburn Medical Practice2.6 miPharmacyWell14 miDentistAlma Terrace Dental Practice14 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service; Public Health Scotland
Getting aroundAirportGlasgow Prestwick Airport PIK50 miRailway stationDumfries4.0 miBus stationLoreburne Centre Stance 2Dumfries3.6 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG2 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DG2 postcode district.

County or areaDumfries and Galloway
Postcode districtDG2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 23 min4:34 am – 9:57 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:37 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People3,298 residentsin the New Abbey census areaMedian age 53.51,490 households73% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 1,573 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 11%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%, other languages 2%Source: National Records of Scotland, Census 2022
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C1,355 mm of rain a year, 40 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 18°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 6 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 9°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDalshinnie Lochlake · 1.3 miKnock Torrhill · under a mileMabie Forestforest · 1.7 miButterhole Hillhill · under a mileDalshinnie Glenglen · 1.2 miLochaber Lochlake · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRock Gardenpark · 2.7 mi · 3 haCastledykes Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 4 haDock Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes50 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197929 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 24 Oct 20208 mi away, Dumfries, D & GSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Air qualityNO2 1.7 · PM2.5 4.0 · PM10 5.8 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)1,672 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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