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St John's Town of Dalry
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St John's town of Dalry
en Q3511360en village north-west of town/New Galloway carea/Dumfries and Galloway cc/Scotland historically in x/Kirkcudbrightshire OS grid ref NX6281.
en Dalry
en 1980 AA Book of British Villages Drive Publications Ltd 142 St John was the patron saint of the Knights Hospitallers - the medieval religious order - who once owned the land on which Dalry lies. Because of this, the full name of the village is St John's Town of Dalry.