Turnberry, South Ayrshire

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Turnberry is a village 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Girvan, in the civil parish of Kirkoswald, in the council area of South Ayrshire, Scotland. It has a golf resort called Turnberry which has three courses.[1] In 1991 it had a population of 149.[2]

Turnberry
Turnberry is located in South Ayrshire
Turnberry
Turnberry
Location within South Ayrshire
Civil parish
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGIRVAN
Postcode districtKA26
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°18′39″N 4°49′57″W / 55.310879°N 4.8325950°W / 55.310879; -4.8325950

History

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The name "Turnberry" means "circular place".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Turnberry". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Turnberry Classification and Statistics". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Turnberry Ho Survey of English Place-Names". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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  • "Turnberry". Ayrshire Scotland. Retrieved 24 February 2020.