Springholm

Springholm
   SPRINGHOLM, a village, in the parish of Urr, stewartry of Kirkcudbright; containing 262 inhabitants. This is a small village, of which a large part of the population is extremely poor, owing to the want of employment, the neighbourhood not supplying it with sufficient means of industry.

A Topographical dictionary of Scotland. . 1856.

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