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Galston Parish is situated in East Ayrshire, Scotland, some five to ten miles east of Kilmarnock and roughly encompasses the southern half of the Upper Irvine Valley (locally known as ''The Valley''). The parish shares strong links with the parish of Loudoun, with which it shares a border along the River Irvine. ==Etymology==
The earliest reference to the name appears as ''Gallistoun''.〔James Mair, ''Pictorial History of Galston'': p1, 1988〕 The consensus is that the name combines the Gaelic word ''Gall'' (meaning ''stranger'') and the Anglian word ''tun'' (meaning ''hamlet'' or ''enclosure'').〔〔Hugh Maxwell, ''Old Galston'': pp3-4, 2001〕 It is impossible to say who the strangers were, but it is generally accepted that they were Gaels, due to the profusion of Gaelic names in the area.〔〔
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