Darvel
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This article is about the town in Scotland. For the crater on Mars, see Darvel (crater). For the constituency in Malaysia, see Darvel (federal constituency).
Darvel (Scots: Dairvel,[2] Scottish Gaelic: Darbhail) is a small 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).
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Darvel
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Town | |
Darvel main street showing Loudoun Hill in the background | |
Location within East Ayrshire | |
Population | 3,900 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
OS grid reference | NS564375 |
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Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DARVEL |
Postcode district | KA17 |
Dialling code | 01560 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
55.610035°N 4.280882°W / 55.610035; -4.280882 |
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The town's Latin motto, Non sibi sed cunctis, means "Not for ourselves, but for others".