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Population
  
119 (2001 Census)

Country
  
Scotland

Post town
  
Kirkcudbright

Dialling code
  
01557

Council area
  
Dumfries and Galloway

OS grid reference
  
NX6654

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
DG6

Local time
  
Monday 1:03 PM

UK parliament constituency
  
Dumfries and Galloway

Twynholm

Weather
  
12°C, Wind E at 27 km/h, 49% Humidity

Scottish parliament
  
Galloway and West Dumfries

Lieutenancy areas
  
Dumfries and Galloway, Kirkcudbrightshire

Twynholm is a village in Scotland. It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-north west of Kirkcudbright and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Gatehouse of Fleet on the main A75 trunk road. Part of the historic county of Kirkcudbrightshire in the 19th century, today it is in the council area of Dumfries and Galloway.

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Map of Twynholm, Kirkcudbright, UK

Twynholm was also a parish from medieval times until 1975, including the neighbouring parish of Kirkchrist from 1654. The etymology of the name is uncertain. It may be from the British twyn (a bank or hillock) and the Saxon hame meaning home, or be of Scots derivation and mean "between the river banks".

There are a variety of listed buildings in the vicinity including the parish church and the ruins of the 16th century Cumstoun Castle.

Rockstarkitty in twynholm the cocoa bean chocolate factory


Notable residents

  • Finlay Carson (born 1967), Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Galloway and West Dumfries constituency since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, born, raised and lives in Twynholm
  • David Coulthard (born 1971), former Formula One racing driver, is from Twynholm.
  • References

    Twynholm Wikipedia