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St Quivox

{{Short description|Small Scottish village north of Ayr and east of Prestwick}}

File:St. Quivox parish church - geograph.org.uk - 1149464.jpg

St Quivox is a small Scottish village north of Ayr and east of Prestwick. It lies on the B7035 east of the A77.

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2014}}

{{Infobox UK place

| os_grid_reference = NS 33853 21445

| country = Scotland

| coordinates = {{coord|55.4827925|-4.5737765|region:GB-SAY_type:city|display=inline,title}}

| pushpin_map_caption = Location within South Ayrshire Council area##Location within Scotland

| pushpin_map = Scotland South Ayrshire##UK Scotland

| edinburgh_distance_mi = 66

| london_distance_mi = 330

}}

History

The uniquely named village is said to be a corruption either of St Kevoca, St Kevoch or St Kennocha.Oxford Dictionary of Saints It is thought to have been a Christian settlement since the 8th century. It was previously known as Sanchar (Sanquhar) in Kyle, and was renamed after its church (and its saint) in the Middle Ages.{{cite web|url=https://saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk/place.php?id=1332259515 |title=Saints in Scottish Place-Names - St Quivox, eccles., Ayr |publisher=Saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk |date= |accessdate=2022-06-13}}

Auchincruive House and church lie within the parish boundary. Auchincruive church was described as a "rectory" in 1208 and from 1221 to 1238 was linked to a Gilbertine Priory at Dalmilling or Dalmulin, the only Gilbertine Priory in Scotland, but from 1238 to 1560 was under the control of Paisley Abbey before becoming a parish church.Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; by Hew Scott; vol. 4

After the Reformation the church came under the patronage of Alan, 4th Lord Cathcart who then owned Auchincruive House and he instructed a repair and remodelling of the church to Protestant standards in 1595. The church was substantially rebuilt in the 18th century.{{cite web|url=https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst1061.html |title=St Quivox: Overview of St Quivox |publisher=Scottish-places.info |date= |accessdate=2022-06-13}}

The Scottish Agricultural College was built in the parish in 1927.{{cite web | url=https://www.sruc.ac.uk/connect/about-sruc/our-history/ | title=Our history }}

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Category:Villages in South Ayrshire