Dalry (North Ayrshire)

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Dalry
Scottish Gaelic Dail Ruighe
Street in the city center
Street in the city center
Coordinates 55 ° 42 ′  N , 4 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 42 ′  N , 4 ° 43 ′  W
Dalry (Scotland)
Dalry
Dalry
Residents 5657 2011 census
administration
Post town DALRY
ZIP code section KA24
prefix 01294
Part of the country Scotland
Council area North Ayrshire
British Parliament North Ayrshire and Arran
Scottish Parliament Cunninghame North

Dalry ( Gaelic : Dail Ruighe ) is a town in the Scottish Council Area of North Ayrshire .

geography

Dalry is a small town in central North Ayrshire. It lies in the valley of the River Garnock , on its north bank about eleven kilometers north of Irvine and 33 kilometers southwest of Glasgow . Directly north the Rye Water and south the Caaf Water flows into the Garnock. The closest towns are Kilwinning in the south and Beith and Kilbirnie in the northeast.

history

The name Dalry is derived from Gaelic Dail-Righ and means "royal lands". In fact, the lands on which the first houses in the village were built were formerly owned by the royal family. This was also reflected in the still common location name Croftangry (from Gaelic Croftanrigh : "Königsfeld").

Dalry expanded slowly at first. In 1700, only six residential buildings were counted there. In the course of industrialization , companies from the textile, iron processing and mechanical engineering sectors gradually settled in Dalry. By 1800 around 800 people were already living in the village. By 1861 the population had quadrupled to 4,232. Ninety years later, 4024 people were still living in Dalry. After 5857 in 1981, the population fell again to 5398 in 2001. At the 2011 census survey, there were 5,657 people in Dalry. In the 1980s, a factory to produce food additives and colors was opened in Dalry.

traffic

Dalry Railway Station

Dalry is connected to the trunk road network by the A737 , which connects Irvine and Paisley . In the 19th century the city was connected to the railway network. She owned two stations with Dalry and Dalry Junction , which were served by the Glasgow and South Western Railway along the Dalry and North Johnstone Line and the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway . Dalry Station, which is still in operation today, is served by the Ayrshire Coast Line of First ScotRail . Glasgow International Airport is around 16 miles to the northeast.

Attractions

There are two listed mansions in the Dalry area. Both are classified in the highest Scottish monument category A. The southeastern Blair House dates back to a tower house from the 16th century, which has been expanded several times over the centuries. Swindridgemuir to the east was probably built around 1815 based on a design by David Hamilton .

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of Gaelic expressions
  2. ↑ a b c Dalry. North Ayrshire. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .
  3. ↑ a b Dalry. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 2: (Cor - Edn). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1884, pp. 340-341 .
  4. ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  5. ↑ 2011 census
  6. ↑ RVJ Butt: The Directory of Railway Stations. Details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present. Stephens, Sparkford 1995, ISBN 1-8526-0508-1 , p. 76.
  7. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  8. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

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