Stranraer
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Stranraer Gaelic - An t-Sròn Reamhar Scots - Stranraer |
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Population | 10,851 (2001 Census) |
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Council area | Dumfries and Galloway |
Lieutenancy area | Wigtown |
Constituent country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Stranraer |
Postcode district | DG9 |
Dialling code | 01776 |
Vehicle code | Template:Infobox UK place/numberplate |
Police | Dumfries and Galloway |
Fire | Dumfries and Galloway |
Ambulance | Scottish |
Scottish Parliament | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale |
UK Parliament | Dumfries and Galloway |
European Parliament | Scotland |
List of places: UK • Scotland |
Stranraer (Gaelic: An t-Sròn Reamhar, pronounced [ən̴̪ t̪ɾɔːn ɾãũ.əɾ]) is a town in the south of Scotland in the west of the region of Dumfries and Galloway and in the county of Wigtownshire. It is best known as a ferry port connecting Scotland with Belfast in Northern Ireland.