Ayton, Scottish Borders
Ayton | |
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Clock Tower House, Ayton | |
Location within the Scottish Borders | |
Population | 600 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
OS grid reference | NT923610 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | EYEMOUTH |
Postcode district | TD14 |
Dialling code | 01890 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Ayton is a small village located in the historic county of Berwickshire, today part of the Scottish Borders region. It is on the Eye Water, from which it is said to take its name: Ayton means 'Eye-town'. It contains the former ancient tollbooth or town hall with a clock tower, the Hemelvaart Bier Cafe (an entertainment venue as well as a bar) and a village store.
It is located near the East Coast Main Line railway line, which runs between London, King's Cross and Edinburgh, Waverley station, the closest station being Reston station.
The A1 (Great North Road) originally ran through the heart of the village, but during the 1980s a bypass was built to the East of the village. Ayton was the location of a coaching inn on the road between London and Edinburgh.
Ayton Castle and church
The splendid edifice of
The estate was subsequently purchased by William Mitchell (later Mitchell-Innes) of Parsonsgreen, Edinburgh, Chief Cashier of the
In 1895 the barony of Ayton was sold to Henry Liddell-Grainger of Middleton Hall,
James Boswell
The Scottish
See also
References
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Francis Groome, ed. (1885). Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Thomas C Jack.
- ^ "Ayton Castle". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Basic Site Details: Ayton Castle". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Basic Site Details: Ayton Parish Church". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
Bibliography
- The History of the Royal Bank of Scotland 1727–1827, by Neil Munro, Edinburgh, 1928.
- Borders and Berwick, by Charles A Strang, Rutland Press, 1994, pps: 21–2, ISBN 1-873190-10-7
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