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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Girvan, seaport town and par., Ayrshire, at mouth of Water of Girvan, 21½ miles SW. of Ayr, 45 NE. of Portpatrick, and 62 SW. of Glasgow by rail -- par., 14,580 ac., pop. 5480; town, pop. 4505; P.O., T.O., 5 Banks. Market-day, Monday. Girvan has beautiful environs and excellent facilities for sea-bathing, and it attracts many summer visitors. The harbour has been much improved of late years, and the exports of coal, chiefly to Belfast, are considerable. Handloom weaving (mainly of coarse cotton fabrics) is still carried on, though to a much less extent than formerly; but the winter herring fishery is now the principal industry.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "seaport town and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Girvan ScoP Ayrshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Girvan |
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