Place:Wallacetown (Ayr), Ayrshire, Scotland

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NameWallacetown (Ayr)
TypeSuburb
Coordinates55.467°N 4.6192°W
Located inAyrshire, Scotland     ( - 1975)
See alsoNewton-on-Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotlandparish in which Wallacetown was located until 1951
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotlandparish in which Wallacetown was located 1951-1975
Strathclyde, Scotlandregional administration 1975-1996
South Ayrshire, Scotlandunitary Council Area since 1996
source: Family History Library Catalog

There are two settlements named Wallacetown in what is now South Ayrshire. This one is now a community on the north side of the River Ayr within the Town of Ayr, but formerly in the parish of Newton-on-Ayr, the other is a hamlet much further south in the parish of Dailly.

In order to differentiate, within WeRelate, the two places have been named Wallacetown in Ayr and Wallacetown in Dailly.

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Refer to the parish of Newton-on-Ayr and to the parish of Ayr