Maxwelltown

Maxwelltown () was formerly a burgh of barony and police burgh and the largest town in the county of Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland.  In 1929 Maxwelltown was merged with Dumfries. 

Maxwelltown lies to the west of the River Nith.  The river was formerly the boundary of Kirkcudbrightshire and Dumfriesshire.  Maxwelltown was a hamlet known as Bridgend up until 1810, in which year it was made into a burgh of barony under its present name.  Maxwelltown comprises several suburbs, including Summerhill, Troqueer, Janefield, Lochside, Lincluden, Sandside, and Summerville. 

The oldest remaining building within the Dumfries urban area is on the Maxwelltown side of the Nith, Lincluden Abbey.  Queen of the South football ground is also on the Maxwelltown side.  Some of the most notable local players for the club hail from the same side of the Nith, including Ian Dickson, Billy Houliston and Ted McMinn.  Other buildings of note are the former Dumfries Mill, now the Robert Burns Centre, with visitor centre, museum, film theatre and restaurant.  Dumfries Museum and Observatory and the Camera Obscura are further up on the hill as is the Sinclair Memorial.  The former Benedictine Convent of the Immaculate Conception stands on a prominent position on Corbelly Hill.  HMP Dumfries is at Jessiefield and the former Maxwelltown Burgh Court House is now flats .  Maxwelltown railway station in the Summerhill area on the Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway closed in 1965. 

References

External links
 Maxwelltown in the Gazetteer for Scotland
The Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre
Maxwelltown entry in South West Scotland future museum

Category:Burghs
Category:Dumfries
Category:Kirkcudbrightshire