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Dalrymple

Dalrymple is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland and also the name of a Civil Parish noted in The Imperial gazetteer of Scotland, p.363. It is at the western-most point of East Ayrshire, about 8km south-east of Ayr. Dalrymple is in the Doon Valley, on the north bank of the River Doon. The population is 1,347. The name Dalrymple comes from the Scottish Gaelic language, meaning "flat field of the crooked pool or river". 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, a hairdresser, shops, a chemist and post office. There is also a primary school and community library. The village is in the catchment area for high schools in Ayr, Maybole and Dalmellington. The town of Ayr is six miles north of Dalrymple by road, and buses to and from Ayr run every hour, one notable resident is violin player Robert Smith [Senior] who has played all over Scotland, raising thousands for charity

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