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Darvel
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Darvel (, ) is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon" ().

Key facts

UK place.country
Scotland
UK place.official_name
Darvel
UK place.type
Town
UK place.gaelic_name
Darbhail
UK place.scots_name
Dairvel
UK place.population_ref
()
UK place.os_grid_reference
NS564375
UK place.map_type
Scotland
UK place.static_image_name
Darvel Ayrshire.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Darvel main street showing Loudoun Hill in the background
UK place.constituency_westminster
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
UK place.unitary_scotland
East Ayrshire
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
Ayrshire and Arran
UK place.post_town
DARVEL
UK place.postcode_district
KA17
UK place.postcode_area
KA
UK place.dial_code
01560

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Prehistory and archaeology
  • Modern history
  • Darvel Lace
  • Location
  • Climate
  • Notable buildings
  • Monuments
  • The Dagon Stone
  • Culture
  • Sport
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Darvel (, ) is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon" ().

The town's Latin motto, , means "Not for ourselves, but for others".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Darvel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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