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Sanquhar

Town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway unitary authority, Scotland, situated on the River Nith, 42 km/26 mi northwest of Dumfries; population (2001) 2,030. It is an agricultural centre, and producer of small textile goods. The town was a burgh before 1484, and became a royal burgh in 1598.

In the 17th century the area had a strong allegiance to the Covenanters, an association for Scottish religious and civil liberty.
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Perry Lee Artigan, 51, of Sanquhar Street, Cardiff, pleaded guilty to drink-driving, after a sample contained 44 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.
BROUGHT TOJUSTICE by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
It opens with mournful ballad In Sanquhar, which coasts along at a dreamy pace before blending into a slow-handed acoustic guitar and wonderful lyrics: "Let's all go cycling in Sanquhar/feel the rain fall on our legs in Sanquhar".
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POST OFFICE 294 YEARS OLD THE post office in Sanquhar, Scotland, has been going since 1712, and is the oldest in the world.
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