Girvan

Girvan
Burgh
Girvan Steeple, South Ayrshire.
Girvan is located in South Ayrshire
Girvan
Girvan
Location within South Ayrshire
Population6,330 (2022)[1]
DemonymGirvanite
OS grid referenceNX185975
• Edinburgh81 mi (130 km)
• London323 mi (520 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGIRVAN
Postcode districtKA26
Dialling code01465
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
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55°14′17″N 4°51′22″W / 55.238°N 4.856°W / 55.238; -4.856

Girvan (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Gharbhain, "mouth of the River Girvan")[2] is a burgh and harbour town[3] in Carrick, South Ayrshire, Scotland. Girvan is situated on the east coast of the Firth of Clyde, with a population of about 6,450. It lies 21 miles (34 km) south of Ayr, and 29 miles (47 km) north of Stranraer, the main ferry port from Scotland to Northern Ireland.

Deriving its name from the river which runs through the landscape the etymology of Girvan has possible Brythonic origins, related to the Welsh: Gearafon or Gwyrddafon, "river flowing through the green flourishing place, from afon or avon, a river, and Gwyrdd, green, flourishing".[4]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba - Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland - Database". 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Girvan-Online.net". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
  4. ^ Arthur, William (1857). An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names: With an Essay on Their Derivation and Import. Sheldon, Blakeman & Company.