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 in 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. When the community was first established around 1800, there were two streets, Main Street and Garden Street. The village grew slowly until the late 20th century, when council housing was erected to house families from coal-mining villages in the area that were suffering an economic decline.
It has approximately 1,000 houses. There are two pubs, the Kirkton Inn and the more popular White Horse, a hairdresser, a SPAR, a chemist as well as the village store with postal office. There is also a primary school and an excellent community library. 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 hour.