Lockerbie

Lockerbie
Town
Skyline over Lockerbie
Lockerbie is located in Dumfries and Galloway
Lockerbie
Lockerbie
Location within Dumfries and Galloway
Population4,190 (2022)[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, 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.

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

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