Wigtownshire

/ ˈwɪɡtənˌʃɪə; -ʃə /

noun

1. (until 1975) a county of SW Scotland, now part of Dumfries and Galloway

Example Sentences

Caitlin and Jamie Faulkner, from Wigtownshire, are at the end of their honeymoon in Marrakesh.

From BBC

It started in the tough hours of Saturday morning in Stranraer southwest of Glasgow, in the historical parish of Inch and the historical county of Wigtownshire, on the shores of Loch Ryan, near the old ferry route through the Irish Sea to Northern Ireland.

From Washington Post

A keen rugby player in his youth he played for his school team and Wigtownshire RFC before joining the merchant navy.

From BBC

The new B.1.1.7 variant has been identified as being part of the outbreak in Wigtownshire, which grew from 64 cases on Boxing Day to 142.

From BBC

Dumfries and Galloway Health and Social Care Partnership said cases linked to an outbreak in Wigtownshire had more than doubled over the last two days.

From BBC