Dalrymple, East Ayrshire
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Dalrymple is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the western-most point of East Ayrshire, around 8km south-east of Ayr. Dalrymple is within the Doon Valley, on the north bank of the River Doon. The population is 1,347.[1]
The name Dalrymple derives from the Scottish Gaelic language, meaning "flat field of the crooked pool or river".[1] The village is relatively modern, although the parish and church of Dalrymple are older. The first community comprised two streets, Main Street and Garden Street, laid out around 1800. The village grew slowly until the later 20th century, when council housing was erected to house families from declining coal-mining villages in the area.
It has approximately 1000 houses. There are two pubs, the Kirkton Inn and the more popular White Horse, as well as one shop and a postal officecome shop. The village is in the catchment area for high schools in Ayr, Maybole and Dalmellington. The town of Ayr is about seven miles north of Dalrymple, and buses to and from Ayr run every thirty minutes.
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