Dalrymple, East Ayrshire

Human settlement in Scotland

Dalrymple

* Scottish Gaelic: Dail a' Chruim-puill
* Scots: Drumple

Dalrymple Railway Viaduct to the north of the village

Dalrymple

Location within East Ayrshire

Population| 1,660 (2020)[1]
OS grid reference| NS361146
Council area|

* East Ayrshire

Lieutenancy area|

* Ayrshire and Arran

Country| Scotland
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| AYR
Postcode district| KA6
Police| Scotland
Fire| Scottish
Ambulance| Scottish
UK Parliament|

* Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Scottish Parliament|

* Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley

List of places

Scotland

55°23′50.96″N 4°35′9.72″W﻿ / ﻿55.3974889°N 4.5860333°W﻿ / 55.3974889; -4.5860333

Dalrymple (Scots: Drumple)[2] is a village and parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland, lying in the Doon Valley on the north bank of the River Doon. The population is around 1,347.[3]

The name Dalrymple comes from Gaelic meaning "flat field of the crooked pool or river".[3] 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 built to house families from coal-mining villages in the area that were suffering an economic decline.

It has about 1,000 houses. There are two pubs, The Kirkton Inn; a hotel with self-catering studios, a restaurant, a hairdresser, shops, a chemist and post office, as well as a primary school. The village is in the catchment area for high schools in Ayr, Maybole and Dalmellington. Ayr is six miles (ten kilometres) north of Dalrymple by road.

The River Doon remains the boundary of the village on the southern end, and Purclewan Burn to the west and north.

Newer housing developments have tended to be on the eastern side of the village.

By the mid-20th century most of the housing had been built by the local Council. However, starting in the 1980s, many houses were purchased by their occupants and more recently, all new developments have been private.

The older part of the Village (Garden Street, Main Street and surrounding streets) is affectionately referred to as the 'bottom end' (of the village) by the inhabitants of Dalrymple and the newer part is called the 'top end'.

## See also

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* Martnaham Loch
* Minishant

## References

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1. ^ "Population estimates for settlements and localities in Scotland: mid-2020". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
2. ^ "The Online Scots Dictionary". Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
3. ^ a b "Dalrymple". East Ayrshire Council. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2008.

## External links

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* Media related to Dalrymple, East Ayrshire at Wikimedia Commons

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East Ayrshire

Administrative Centre: East Ayrshire Council Headquarters, Kilmarnock, London Road, KA3 7BU
Council structure: Chief Executive – Eddie Fraser; Provost of the Council – Cllr Claire Leitch; Leader of the Council – Cllr Douglas Reid

Towns|

* Cumnock
* Dalmellington
* Darvel
* Galston
* Kilmarnock
* Mauchline
* New Cumnock
* Stewarton

Villages and hamlets|

* Auchinleck
* Bellsbank
* Bloak
* Bonnyton
* Catrine
* Craigmalloch
* Cronberry
* Crosshouse
* Dalrymple
* Drongan
* Dunlop
* Fenwick
* Gatehead
* Glenbuck
* Greenholm
* Haugh
* Hurlford
* Kilmaurs
* Knockentiber
* Logan
* Lugar
* Lugton
* Moscow
* Muirkirk
* Netherthird
* Newmilns
* Ochiltree
* Patna
* Polnessan
* Priestland
* Rankinston
* Riccarton
* Sorn
* Stair
* Trabboch
* Waterside

Secondary schools|

* Kilmarnock Academy
* Grange Academy
* Robert Burns Academy
* Saint Joseph's Academy
* Stewarton Academy
* Doon Academy
* Loudoun Academy

Members of the UK Parliament|

* Lillian Jones (Labour)
* Elaine Stewart (Labour)

Members of the Scottish Parliament|

* Willie Coffey (SNP)
* Elena Whitham (SNP)

Places of interest|

* Auchinleck House
* Aiket Castle
* Dalmore House and Estate
* Dick Institute
* Palace Theatre, Kilmarnock
* Whitelee Wind Farm
* Dumfries House
* Loch Doon
* Loudoun Castle
* Kilmaurs Place
* Rowallan Castle
* Rugby Park
* Scottish Industrial Railway Centre
* Sorn Castle
* Stair House
* Dean Castle
* Tam O' Shanter Hone Works, Dalmore
* Robertland House

Economy|

* The HALO Urban Regeneration
* Whitelee Wind Farm
* Dean Castle
* Dunlop cheese
* Palace Theatre and Grand Hall complex
* Johnnie Walker
* Scottish Industrial Railway Centre
* Andrew Barclay Sons & Co.
* Loudoun Hill
* NHS Ayrshire and Arran
* University Hospital Crosshouse
* Kilmarnock town centre
* Ayrshire College
* The KLIN Group

See also|

* Ayrshire
* Kilmarnock volume

Neighbouring council areas: South Ayrshire, North Ayrshire, Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire

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