Dumfries

Dumfries
Scottish Gaelic: *Dùn Phris*
Scots: *Dumfries*
Dumfries Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phris; Scots: Dumfries;
Town and administrative centre
	Dumfries High Street, with the Midsteeple in the background, pictured in August 2012
	Dumfries Location within Dumfries and Galloway
Population	33,470 (mid-2020 est.)
Demonym	Doonhamer
OS grid reference	NX976762
• Edinburgh	63 mi (101 km)
• London	285 mi (459 km)
Council area	Dumfries and Galloway;
Lieutenancy area	Dumfries;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DUMFRIES
Postcode district	DG1, DG2
Dialling code	01387
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	• Dumfries and Galloway; (Con – Alister Jack); • Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweedale; (Con – David Mundell);
Scottish Parliament	• Dumfriesshire; (Con – Oliver Mundell); • Galloway and West Dumfries; (Con – Finlay Carson);

Dumfries (/dʌmˈfriːs/ ^ⓘ dum-FREESS; Scots: Dumfries; from Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Phris [ˌt̪un ˈfɾʲiʃ]) is a market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, near the mouth of the River Nith on the Solway Firth, 25 miles (40 km) from the Anglo-Scottish border. Dumfries is the county town of the historic county of Dumfriesshire.

Before becoming King of Scots, Robert the Bruce killed his rival the Red Comyn at Greyfriars Kirk in the town in 1306. The Young Pretender had his headquarters here towards the end of 1745. In the Second World War, the Norwegian Army in exile in Britain largely consisted of a brigade in Dumfries.

Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South. This is also the name of the town's football club. People from Dumfries are known colloquially in Scots language as Doonhamers.

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