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{{Short description|Settlement near Kilmarnock in Scotland}}
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{{Infobox UK place
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|official_name = Moscow
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|population = 141
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| population_ref = (Census 2001)
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| language = [[English language|English]]
|post_town = [[Galston, East Ayrshire|Galston]]
| post_town = [[Galston, East Ayrshire|Galston]]
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| postcode_district = KA4
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| dial_code = 01560
|constituency_westminster = [[Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Loudoun]]
| constituency_westminster = [[Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Loudoun]]
|constituency_scottish_parliament = [[Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley]]
| constituency_scottish_parliament = [[Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley]]
|unitary_scotland = [[East Ayrshire]]
| unitary_scotland = [[East Ayrshire]]
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|static_image_caption = A small bridge near Moscow.
| static_image_caption = A719 road passing through Moscow
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'''Moscow''' is a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in [[East Ayrshire]] in [[Scotland]]. It is on the [[A719 road]] some {{convert|4|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} east of [[Kilmarnock]]. In 2006 its population was reported as 118. It is represented in the "Galston West and Hurlford North" ward of East Ayrshire Council.
'''Moscow''' is a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in [[East Ayrshire]] in [[Scotland]]. It is on the [[A719 road]] some {{convert|4|mi|km|0|abbr=off}} east of [[Kilmarnock]]. In 2006 its population was reported as 118. It is represented in the "Galston West and Hurlford North" ward of East Ayrshire Council.


==Name==
==Name==
The name is thought to be a corruption of "Moss-hall" or "Moss-haw" but its spelling was amended in 1812 to mark [[Napoleon]]'s retreat from [[Moscow]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} The name may also be of [[Common Brittonic|Brittonic]] origin, and derived from the words ''maɣes'', "field" and ''coll'', "hazel" ([[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''maes-coll'').<ref name="bliton">{{cite web |last1=James |first1=Alan |title=A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence |url=http://spns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Alan_James_Brittonic_Language_in_the_Old_North_BLITON_Volume_II_Dictionary.pdf |website=SPNS - The Brittonic Language in the Old North |accessdate=25 November 2018}}</ref> A stream called the Volga Burn flows through the village.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} Locally the land and forest around Cowans Law to the north-west is referred to as 'Little Russia'. The hamlet also shares the same latitude [[List of cities by latitude|(55° North)]] as the Russian city.
The name is thought to be a corruption of "Moss-hall" or "Moss-haw" but its spelling was amended in 1812 to mark [[Napoleon]]'s retreat from [[Moscow]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} The name may also be of [[Common Brittonic|Brittonic]] origin, and derived from the words ''maɣes'', "field" and ''coll'', "hazel" ([[Welsh language|Welsh]] ''maes-coll'').<ref name="bliton">{{cite web |last1=James |first1=Alan |title=A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence |url=http://spns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Alan_James_Brittonic_Language_in_the_Old_North_BLITON_Volume_II_Dictionary.pdf |website=SPNS - The Brittonic Language in the Old North |accessdate=25 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813011121/http://spns.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Alan_James_Brittonic_Language_in_the_Old_North_BLITON_Volume_II_Dictionary.pdf |archive-date=13 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A stream called the Volga Burn flows through the village.<ref>{{coord|55|37|56.5|N|4|24|15.4|W|type:river_scale:3000|name=Volga Burn}}</ref> Locally the land and forest around Cowans Law to the north-west is referred to as 'Little Russia'.

The hamlet also shares the same latitude ([[55th parallel north|55° North]]) as the Russian city. The village is well known in Russia for its name. Following the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], some locals considered trying to rename the village.<ref name=times>{{Cite web|url= https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/moscow-ayrshire-is-on-ukraines-side-fxq63jmjg|title= Moscow, Ayrshire is on Ukraine’s side|work=The Times|date=2022-03-16|first= Mike |last=Wade|archivedate=2022-03-16|archiveurl= https://archive.today/20220316100008/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/moscow-ayrshire-is-on-ukraines-side-fxq63jmjg}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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Shaw records that "a generation ago Russian prisoners of war were located between Galston and Fenwick, at a place called Moscow".<ref>Shaw, Page 166</ref>
Shaw records that "a generation ago Russian prisoners of war were located between Galston and Fenwick, at a place called Moscow".<ref>Shaw, Page 166</ref>


In the Spring of 1884 a Mr. Rankin was found murdered in a gruesome fashion at his lonely cottage near Moscow. He was said to be well-to-do, however although no clues were found, theft was considered to be the motive; the guilty party was never brought to book. Mr. McNabb, a retired police officer, related that in his opinion the murder was carried out by a [[Sleepwalking|somnambulist]] who was therefore unaware of the deed. He had never ventured this opinion officially for fear of being ''laughed out of the force''.<ref>Aitken, Pages 43-46</ref>
In the Spring of 1884 a Mr. Rankin was found murdered in a gruesome fashion at his lonely cottage near Moscow. He was said to be well-to-do, however although no clues were found, theft was considered to be the motive; the guilty party was never brought to justice. Mr. McNabb, a retired police officer, related that in his opinion the murder was carried out by a [[Sleepwalking|somnambulist]] who was therefore unaware of the deed. He had never ventured this opinion officially for fear of being laughed out of the force.<ref>Aitken, Pages 43-46</ref>


==Micro-history==
==Micro-history==
Recently (2008) a personal airstrip was established in a field near the village for light aircraft.
In 2008 a personal airstrip was established in a field near the village for light aircraft.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}


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The village is referenced in the song "Hayfever" by [[The Trash Can Sinatras]] on their album ''[[I've Seen Everything]]'': "...Moscow's in Ayrshire, what's the problem?"<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20181012042333/http://trashcansinatras.com/lyrics/ive-seen-everything-lyrics/ i've seen everything lyrics], [[The Trash Can Sinatras]], archived from [http://trashcansinatras.com/lyrics/ive-seen-everything-lyrics/ the original] on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2024</ref>
A [[Geocaching|Geocache]] is located near the village, just up the road from the Community Woodland.

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The village is referenced in the song "Hayfever" by [[The Trash Can Sinatras]] on their album "I've Seen Everything": "Moscow's in Ayrshire, what's the problem?"<ref>Trashcan Sinatras website, lyrics page| http://trashcansinatras.com/lyrics/ive-seen-everything-lyrics/</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050219040132/http://east-ayrshire.gov.uk/comser/my%20area/moscow.asp Local government website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050219040132/http://east-ayrshire.gov.uk/comser/my%20area/moscow.asp Local government website]
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*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article3972854.ece]
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[[Category:Villages in East Ayrshire]]
[[Category:Villages in East Ayrshire]]
[[Category:Hamlets in Scotland]]

Latest revision as of 00:22, 14 June 2024

Moscow
Single carriageway road stretching into distance with houses either side in light snow covered ground on a sunny day with a pale blue sky
A719 road passing through Moscow
Moscow is located in East Ayrshire
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Location within East Ayrshire
Population141 (Census 2001)
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CountryScotland
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Postcode districtKA4
Dialling code01560
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55°37′59″N 4°24′14″W / 55.633°N 4.404°W / 55.633; -4.404

Moscow is a hamlet in East Ayrshire in Scotland. It is on the A719 road some 4 miles (6 kilometres) east of Kilmarnock. In 2006 its population was reported as 118. It is represented in the "Galston West and Hurlford North" ward of East Ayrshire Council.

Name

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The name is thought to be a corruption of "Moss-hall" or "Moss-haw" but its spelling was amended in 1812 to mark Napoleon's retreat from Moscow.[citation needed] The name may also be of Brittonic origin, and derived from the words maɣes, "field" and coll, "hazel" (Welsh maes-coll).[1] A stream called the Volga Burn flows through the village.[2] Locally the land and forest around Cowans Law to the north-west is referred to as 'Little Russia'.

The hamlet also shares the same latitude (55° North) as the Russian city. The village is well known in Russia for its name. Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, some locals considered trying to rename the village.[3]

History

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Walter Emery of the Kilmarnock Glenfield Ramblers had researched the names Moscow, Volga and Ruschaw in 1933. The Ordnance Survey (OS) notified him that the local residents had authorised the name 'Moscow' and that the name appears on Aitken's 1829 map, the valuation role, the Grougar Estate map, and Johnson's 1828 County map. The Ordnance Survey also referred to a local tradition that the name was derived from the burning of Moscow in Russia in 1812, the first house in Moscow in Ayrshire having been built at about that time. Ayr County Council suggested that "during the Crimean war there were various refugees and prisoners located in the neighbourhood, and it was then that Russian names were given to various places."[4]

Shaw records that "a generation ago Russian prisoners of war were located between Galston and Fenwick, at a place called Moscow".[5]

In the Spring of 1884 a Mr. Rankin was found murdered in a gruesome fashion at his lonely cottage near Moscow. He was said to be well-to-do, however although no clues were found, theft was considered to be the motive; the guilty party was never brought to justice. Mr. McNabb, a retired police officer, related that in his opinion the murder was carried out by a somnambulist who was therefore unaware of the deed. He had never ventured this opinion officially for fear of being laughed out of the force.[6]

Micro-history

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In 2008 a personal airstrip was established in a field near the village for light aircraft.[citation needed]

The village is referenced in the song "Hayfever" by The Trash Can Sinatras on their album I've Seen Everything: "...Moscow's in Ayrshire, what's the problem?"[7]

See also

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References

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Notes
  1. ^ James, Alan. "A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence" (PDF). SPNS - The Brittonic Language in the Old North. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ^ 55°37′56.5″N 4°24′15.4″W / 55.632361°N 4.404278°W / 55.632361; -4.404278 (Volga Burn)
  3. ^ Wade, Mike (16 March 2022). "Moscow, Ayrshire is on Ukraine's side". The Times. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022.
  4. ^ Emery, Page 169.
  5. ^ Shaw, Page 166
  6. ^ Aitken, Pages 43-46
  7. ^ i've seen everything lyrics, The Trash Can Sinatras, archived from the original on 12 October 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2024
Sources
  • Aitken, John. The Humours of Ayrshire or Travels with a Bookstall. Kilmarnock : D. Brown & Co.
  • Emery, Walter (1933), Armsheugh Glen and Templetonburn, 19 August 1933. Annals of the Kilmarnock Glenfield Ramblers Society. Jubilee Number. 1934.
  • Shaw, James Edward (1953). Ayrshire 1745-1950. A Social and Industrial History. Edinburgh : Oliver & Boyd.
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