Tarbolton
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Coordinates: 55°30′48″N 4°29′12″W / 55.5132°N 4.4866°W
| Tarbolton | |
 Tarbolton
Tarbolton shown within South Ayrshire |
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| Population | 2,300 |
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| Council area | South Ayrshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Ayrshire and Arran |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Mauchline |
| Postcode district | KA5 |
| Dialling code | 01292 |
| Police | Strathclyde |
| Fire | Strathclyde |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock |
| Central Ayrshire | |
| Scottish Parliament | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley |
| South of Scotland | |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Tarbolton is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland.
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[edit] Meaning of place-name
Tarbolton has been suggested as having one of three meanings:
- Village by the tor or hill, from Old English torr 'tor, hill, cliff' and boðl-tun /bothl-tun "village with buildings, equivalent to Bolton in Greater Manchester. The name was recorded as Torbolten in 1138, suggesting this origin.
- Village by the field and hill, from Old English torr 'tor, hill, cliff' and bāll 'field (not meaning the same as ball 'ball', i.e. football), as in Dunball, Somerset, with tun 'farm, village'. The name's record in writing as Torballtone in 1209 suggests this origin may be possible.
- Village by the hill, from Celtic torr (where the Old English word is derived from, and baile "village, usually Bally- in Irish place-names, with the tautologous Old English tun "farm, village" added by Anglo-Saxon settlers who did not understand the language. Records of the name as Torbalyrtune in 1148 suggest this origin.
[edit] Location
Tarbolton is 7 miles East North East from Ayr, 7 Miles to the South West of the town of Kilmarnock, 5 miles West of Mauchline and 1 and 1/4 miles from its own railway station (No longer used). It has a school, church, a gospel hall, a Post Office, 3 pubs, and is home to the Bachelors Club, a frequent haunt of Robert Burns. The village used to be Kyle and Carrick but is now the only village in South Ayrshire to be part of the Cumnock and Doon valley
The monastery and later castle of Fail existed at the hamlet of that name near Fail Toll. Fail Loch once covered a significant area however it survives now only as an area liable to flooding.
Tarbolton Primary takes pupils from surrounding farms and from Failford, a small hamlet north of the village. Its houses are Fail, Afton, Coyle and Montgomery, named after local areas and rivers.
[edit] Famous residents
Famous residents of Tarbolton include former Eskişehirspor striker Kris Boyd.[1]
Boxing legend Evan Armstrong who was British Featherweight Champion from 17 September 1973 until 8 July 1974.
No longer a resident but born and raised in Tarbolton: John "Ian" (Mighty Mouse) McLauchlan - Scottish Rugby Union Footballer from 1969 until 1979.
Winner of Britain's Got Talent (series 5) 2011, singer Jai McDowall.
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