In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Gasstown like this:
Gasstown, a village in Dumfries parish, Dumfriesshire, 1½ mile SSE of Dumfries town, under which it has a post office. It was founded about 1810 by Joseph Gass. Pop., with Heathery Row, (1871) 521, (1881) 467.
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Gasstown through time
Gasstown is now part of Dumfries and Galloway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dumfries and Galloway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gasstown itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gasstown, in Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfries Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/27013
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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