Darvel

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Darvel is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland, historically known for its lace-making industry and rural setting in the Irvine Valley.

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Darvel canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
country Scotland
United Kingdom
dialingCode 01560
distanceTo about 10 miles east of Kilmarnock
about 25 miles south of Glasgow
footballClubPlaysAt Recreation Park, Darvel
governingBody East Ayrshire Council
hasAnnualEvent Darvel Gala Day
Darvel Music Festival
hasCategory Irvine Valley settlements
Lace industry in Scotland
Towns in East Ayrshire
hasFootballClub Darvel F.C.
hasLocalRiver River Irvine
hasNearbyTown Galston
Newmilns
hasNickname The Lang Toon
hasOSGridReference NS 602 373
hasPopulation around 3,900
hasPostcodeDistrict KA17
hasPostTown DARVEL
hasPrimarySchool Darvel Primary School
hasRuralSetting true
hasSecondaryEducationCatchment Loudoun Academy
historicallyKnownFor lace curtain manufacturing
muslin and net production
historicalRegion Cunninghame
industrialDevelopmentPeriod 19th century
knownFor lace-making industry
textile industry
lieutenancyArea Ayrshire and Arran
linked to: Ayrshire
locatedIn East Ayrshire
Irvine Valley
Lowlands of Scotland
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity East Ayrshire Council Area
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
locatedOn River Irvine
observesDaylightSavingTime BST
parish Loudoun
partOf Ayrshire
populationCensusYear 2011
region South West Scotland
linked to: southwest Scotland
roadServedBy A71 road
timeZone GMT

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