Gretna is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Because they are near the Anglo-Scottish border, nearby Gretna Green and, to a lesser extent, Gretna, are historically linked to weddings because of the more liberal marriage provisions in Scots law. "Gretna" has become a term for a place for quick, easy marriages.Gretna was historically a civil parish in Dumfriesshire.

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