Darvel

Darvel
Town
Darvel main street showing Loudoun Hill in the background
Darvel is located in East Ayrshire
Darvel
Darvel
Location within East Ayrshire
Population3,900 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNS564375
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDARVEL
Postcode districtKA17
Dialling code01560
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
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55°36′36″N 4°16′51″W / 55.610035°N 4.280882°W / 55.610035; -4.280882

Darvel (Scots: Dairvel,[2] Scottish Gaelic: Darbhail) 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" (English: the Long Town).

The town's Latin motto, Non sibi sed cunctis, means "Not for ourselves, but for others".

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "The Online Scots Dictionary". Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

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