Stranraer

Stranraer
Scottish Gaelic: *An t-Sròn Reamhar^[1]*
Scots: *Stranrawer^[2]*
Stranraer Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sròn Reamhar; Scots: Stranrawer;
Town and sea port
	Stranraer looking west from the castle tower, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
	Stranraer Location within Dumfries and Galloway
Population	10,110 (2020)
OS grid reference	NX059606
• Edinburgh	102 mi (164 km)
• London	310 mi (499 km)
Council area	Dumfries and Galloway;
Lieutenancy area	Wigtown;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STRANRAER
Postcode district	DG9
Dialling code	01776
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Dumfries and Galloway;
Scottish Parliament	Galloway and West Dumfries;
	List of places UK Scotland 54°54′07″N 5°01′37″W / 54.902°N 5.027°W

Stranraer (UK: /strænˈrɑːr/ stran-RAR,^[4] in Scotland also /strənˈ-/ strən-;^{[citation needed]} Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sròn Reamhar [ən̪ˠˈɾãũ.əɾ]) is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, on Loch Ryan and the northern side of the isthmus joining the Rhins of Galloway to the mainland. Stranraer is Dumfries and Galloway's second-largest town, with a population of nearly 13,000.

Stranraer is the administrative centre for the Wigtownshire area of Dumfries and Galloway. It was formerly a ferry port, connecting Scotland with Belfast and Larne in Northern Ireland; the service was transferred to nearby Cairnryan in 2011.^[5] It lies 87 miles (140 km) southwest of Glasgow, 52 miles (84 km) miles southwest of Ayr and 72 miles (116 km) west of Dumfries.

The name comes from Scottish Gaelic An t-Sròn Reamhar meaning "the broad headland" or "the fat nose".^[6]

^ Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba ~ Gaelic Place-names of Scotland
^ Scots Language Centre: Scottish Place Names in Scots
^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Stranraer". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.
^ "Stranraer harbour bids farewell to ferries". BBC News. 18 November 2011.
^ "Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland database". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[1] Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba ~ Gaelic Place-names of Scotland

[2] Scots Language Centre: Scottish Place Names in Scots

[3] "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[4] "Stranraer". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.

[5] "Stranraer harbour bids farewell to ferries". BBC News. 18 November 2011.

[6] "Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland database". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

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Stranraer Scottish Gaelic: An t-Sròn Reamhar^[1] Scots: Stranrawer^[2]
Town and sea port
Stranraer looking west from the castle tower, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Stranraer Location within Dumfries and Galloway
Population	10,110 (2020)^[3]
OS grid reference	NX059606
• Edinburgh	102 mi (164 km)
• London	310 mi (499 km)
Council area	Dumfries and Galloway
Lieutenancy area	Wigtown
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STRANRAER
Postcode district	DG9
Dialling code	01776

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Dumfries and Galloway
Scottish Parliament	Galloway and West Dumfries
List of places UK Scotland 54°54′07″N 5°01′37″W / 54.902°N 5.027°W / 54.902; -5.027