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Dumbarton/Dunbartonshire

sogs

sogs Posts: 243 Forumite

9 August 2009 at 10:35PM in Scotland

Can anyone answer this puzzling question why is Dumbarton spelt differently from Dunbartonshire??

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flyingscotno1 Posts: 1,679 Forumite

9 August 2009 at 11:33PM

sogs wrote: »

Can anyone answer this puzzling question why is Dumbarton spelt differently from Dunbartonshire??

Believe it to be one of those things, fell into use over time and the Dunbarton spelling stuck.

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