Turnberry, South Ayrshire

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| official_name = Turnberry

| civil_parish = Kirkoswald

| country = Scotland

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| post_town = GIRVAN

| postcode_area = KA

| postcode_district = KA26

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| unitary_scotland = South Ayrshire

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| hide_services = Yes

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| static_image = Turnberry - geograph.org.uk - 380328.jpg

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Turnberry is a village {{convert|6|mi|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.{{cite web|url=https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst483.html|title=Turnberry|publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland|accessdate=6 July 2022}} In 1991 it had a population of 149.{{cite web|url=https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/towndetails483.html|title=Turnberry Classification and Statistics|publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland|accessdate=24 February 2020}}

History

The name "Turnberry" means "circular place".{{cite web|url=http://epns.nottingham.ac.uk/browse/id/532847dcb47fc408f900044b|title=Turnberry Ho Survey of English Place-Names|publisher=University of Nottingham|accessdate=6 July 2022}}

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