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Fisherton, a hamlet and a quoad sacra parish in Maybole parish, Ayrshire. The hamlet lies near the coast, 1½ mile SW of the Head of Ayr, and 6 miles SW of Ayr, its station and post-town. The parish is in the presbytery of Ayr and synod of Glasgow and Ayr; the minister's stipend is £120. The church was originally a chapel of ease, and was preceded by a preaching station commenced about 1820. Pop. (1871) 609, (1881) 609.—Ord. Sur., sh. 14, 1863.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet and a quoad sacra parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Ayrshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Fisherton |
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