Girvan
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| Burgh | |
 Girvan Steeple, South Ayrshire. | |
  Girvan Location within South Ayrshire | |
| Population | 6,330 (2022)[1] |
| Demonym | Girvanite |
| OS grid reference | NX185975 |
| • Edinburgh | 81 mi (130 km) |
| • London | 323 mi (520 km) |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GIRVAN |
| Postcode district | KA26 |
| Dialling code | 01465 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
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]
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Girvan-Online.net". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ Arthur, William (1857). An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names: With an Essay on Their Derivation and Import. Sheldon, Blakeman & Company.