Lockerbie

Lockerbie
Town
Skyline over Lockerbie
Lockerbie is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Lockerbie
Lockerbie
Location within Dumfries and Galloway
Population4,190 (2020)[1]
OS grid referenceNY135815
• Edinburgh58 mi (93 km)
• London283 mi (455 km)
Community council
  • Lockerbie & District
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLOCKERBIE
Postcode districtDG11
Dialling code01576
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°07′19″N 03°21′19″W / 55.12194°N 3.35528°W / 55.12194; -3.35528

Lockerbie (/ˈlɒkərbi/, Scottish Gaelic: Locarbaidh[2]) is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, south-western Scotland. It is about 120 km (75 mi) from Glasgow, and 25 km (16 mi) from the border with England. The 2001 Census recorded its population as 4,009. The town came to international attention in December 1988 when the wreckage of Pan Am Flight 103 crashed there following a terrorist bomb attack aboard the flight.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba". Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2011.

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