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Gretna is a small town in [[Dumfriesshire]] in south-west [[Scotland]], close to the [[English]] [[border]]. It was designed by the urban planner [[Raymond Unwin]] and constructed by the [[Ministry of Munitions]] in 1915-16 to provide accommodation for workers at the [[First World War]] munitions factories which stretched between Carlisle and Annan.  

'''Gretna''' is a small town in [[Dumfriesshire]] in south-west [[Scotland]], close to the [[English]] [[border]]. It was designed by the urban planner [[Raymond Unwin]] and constructed by the [[Ministry of Munitions]] in 1915-16 to provide accommodation for workers at the [[First World War]] munitions factories which stretched between [[Carlisle]] and Annan.  

On the edge of Gretna, the older hamlet of [[Gretna Green]] was a favoured spot (along with [[Coldstream]] and [[Lamberton Toll]] for runaway English couples to obtain instant marriages, being the first settlement arrived at north of the border. It is still a popular marriage location.

On the edge of Gretna, the older hamlet of [[Gretna Green]] was a favoured spot (along with [[Coldstream]] and [[Lamberton Toll]] for runaway English couples to obtain instant marriages, being the first settlement arrived at north of the border. It is still a popular marriage location today.

Quintinhill, near Gretna, was the secne of Britain's worst-ever railway accident in 1915, when three trains, including a heavily-laden troop train, collided. 227 people were killed.

Quintinhill, near Gretna, was the scene of Britain's worst-ever railway accident in 1915, when three trains, including a heavily-laden troop train, collided. 227 people were killed.

[[category:Scottish Towns and Cities]]

[[category:Scottish Towns and Cities]]