CRAWICKBRIDGE-AND-CRAWICKMILL, villages,
in the parish of Sanquhar, county of Dumfries, 1 mile
(N. N. W.) from Sanquhar; the one containing 71, and
the other 144 inhabitants. These places are situated on
the beautiful stream of the Crawick, which separates the
parish from Kirkconael, and, after a south-west course
of about nine miles, falls into the Nith near the manse of
Sanquhar. At Crawickinill is an extensive carpet manufactory,
in which upwards of a hundred persons are employed
in the various processes of dyeing, spinning, and
weaving the materials.