Symington, South Ayrshire

Symington is a conservation village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located in Symington Parish, covering 0. 41km2, and lies close to the A77 road from Ayr to Glasgow. Its church, built in 1160, remains one of the finest examples of a Norman church in Scotland. Meaning of place-nameThe name of the village and parish of Symington is derived from the person of a Norman Knight, Symon Loccard or Lockhart, who held the barony of Symington lands under Walter fitz Alan, the first Steward in 1165. The Lockharts of Barr in Galston were a branch of this family. Two other villages in Scotland are named for Simon Lockhart, Symington, South Lanarkshire, and Symington in the Scottish Borders. Stevenston in Ayrshire is named for Steven Loccard or Lockart. FacilitiesSymington has a primary school, church, a restaurant, War Memorial, an abandoned water tower and a library. The parish covers and is mainly a farming community. BuildingsThe Wheatsheaf InnThe Wheatsheaf Inn is an 18th-century vernacular building that has been a hostelry since its earliest days; in the days of stage coaches the inn was a posting stage on the route to Ayr. Halfway HouseDating from 1937 this substantial mock-Tudor building was previously a hotel and replaced an inn that was burnt down in 1935. Broadmeadows HouseThis Arts & Crafts style house was built in 1931-4 by Noad & Wallace. It is embellished with gargoyles, inscriptions, and other ornamental additions. Broadmeadows is the focus of the residential centre known as Hansel Village.

Symington is a conservation village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located in Symington Parish, covering 0. 41km2, and lies close to the A77 road from Ayr to Glasgow. Its church, built in 1160, remains one of the finest examples of a Norman church in Scotland. Meaning of place-nameThe name of the village and parish of Symington is derived from the person of a Norman Knight, Symon Loccard or Lockhart, who held the barony of Symington lands under Walter fitz Alan, the first Steward in 1165. The Lockharts of Barr in Galston were a branch of this family. Two other villages in Scotland are named for Simon Lockhart, Symington, South Lanarkshire, and Symington in the Scottish Borders. Stevenston in Ayrshire is named for Steven Loccard or Lockart. FacilitiesSymington has a primary school, church, a restaurant, War Memorial, an abandoned water tower and a library. The parish covers and is mainly a farming community. BuildingsThe Wheatsheaf InnThe Wheatsheaf Inn is an 18th-century vernacular building that has been a hostelry since its earliest days; in the days of stage coaches the inn was a posting stage on the route to Ayr. Halfway HouseDating from 1937 this substantial mock-Tudor building was previously a hotel and replaced an inn that was burnt down in 1935. Broadmeadows HouseThis Arts & Crafts style house was built in 1931-4 by Noad & Wallace. It is embellished with gargoyles, inscriptions, and other ornamental additions. Broadmeadows is the focus of the residential centre known as Hansel Village.