Lockerbie
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Town | |
Skyline over Lockerbie | |
Location within Dumfries and Galloway | |
Population | 4,190 (2022)[1] |
OS grid reference | NY135815 |
• Edinburgh | 58 mi (93 km) |
• London | 283 mi (455 km) |
Community council |
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Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LOCKERBIE |
Postcode district | DG11 |
Dialling code | 01576 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Lockerbie (/ˈlɒkərbi/, Scottish Gaelic: Locarbaidh[2]) is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, located in south-western Scotland. The 2001 Census recorded its population as 4,009. The most recent 2022 Census for Scotland recorded the towns population to be at 4,190 residents.[3] 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.