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- Kilmarnock is a town in Ayrshire in southwest Scotland, with a population of 46,970 in 2020.
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Kilmarnock (/ k ɪ l ˈ m ɑːr n ə k / kil-MAR-nək; Scots: Kilmaurnock; Scottish Gaelic: Cill Mheàrnaig, IPA: [kʲʰiːʎ ˈvaːɾnəkʲ]) is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland.
Kilmarnock is located in the county of Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland, five miles west of the town of Galston, 20 miles south-west of the major city of Glasgow, 56 miles south-west of Edinburgh, 291 miles north of Cardiff, and 335 miles north-west of London.
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The name comes from the Gaelic cill (cell), and the name of Saint Marnoch or Mernoc who is also remembered in the name of Portmarnock in Ireland, and Inchmarnock. It may come from the three Gaelic elements mo, 'my', Ernán (name of the saint) and the diminutive ag, giving Church of My Little Ernán. Some people think that the saint founded a church t...
Areas of Kilmarnock include: 1. Altonhill 2. Annanhill 3. Barnweill 4. Beansburn 5. Bellfield 6. Bonnyton 7. Caprington 8. Fisher Grange 9. Gargieston 10. Gosforth 11. Grange Estate 12. Hillhead 13. Howard Grange 14. Loanhead 15. Longpark 16. Kenton 17. Kirkstyle 18. New Farm Loch 19. Onthank 20. Riccarton 21. Shortlees 22. Southcraig 23. Townholm ...
Kilmarnock's traditional industries were based around textiles and heavy engineering: e.g. locomotives (Andrew Barclay and Sons) from 1837 through 1970, and valves (Glenfield and Kennedy), which are still in production[source?]; and carpets (manufactured by BMK) from the early 1900s. The carpets manufactured in Kilmarnock were internationally known...
Kilmarnock War Memorial; Elmbank Avenue (1926-1927), B-listed, architect James Miller.In 1812, the famous Kilmarnock and Troon Railwayopened, mainly to carry coal from the area to the harbour at Troon, but also carrying passengers. In 1904, Kilmarnock had its own tramway system built. The name of the company was Kilmarnock Corporation Tramways. An electric power station was built in the south bank of the River Irvine at Riccarton. O...
The town is host to a football club named Kilmarnock F.C., the oldest professional club in Scotland. Their home ground is the curiously named Rugby Park. The reason for the name of the ground is that when founded, the club played both football and rugby. The club has the largest supporter base of any team outside Scotland's four major cities. Rugby...
The first collection of work by Scottish poet Robert Burns, Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect was published here in 1786. It was published at the current site of the Burn's Mall, dedicated to his work. This edition is known as the Kilmarnock Edition. Two areas of Kilmarnock, Ellerslie and Riccarton, are associated with William Wallace and his ...
Ian Deans; notable Scottish-Canadian NDP politician representing Hamilton, Ontario.William and John Sloane; founders of W. & J. Sloane in New York City.Kilmarnock - as part of East Ayrshire Council - is twinned with five European cites and has received awards from the Council of Europefor its work in twinning. 1. Alès, France. 2. Herstal, Belgium. 3. Joué-lès-Tours, France 4. Kulmbach, Germany. 5. Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain.
Bibliography
1. Beattie, Frank (1994) Greetings from Kilmarnock, Ochiltree : R. Stenlake, ISBN 1-872074-41-3 2. Beattie, Frank (2003) Kilmarnock Memories, Sutton Publishing, ISBN 0-7509-3236-8 3. Brinkhoff, T. (2007) City Population: Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Scotland, Online statistics [accessed 8 July 2007] 4. Malkin, John (1989) Pictorial History of Kilmarnock, Darvel : Alloway, ISBN 0-907526-42-X 5. Smellie, Thomas (1898) Sketches of Old Kilmarnock, Section II, limited edition of 250 copies,...
Sep 13, 2024 · Kilmarnock, industrial town, East Ayrshire council area, historic county of Ayrshire, southwestern Scotland. It lies along Kilmarnock Water south of the metropolitan complex of Glasgow. Kilmarnock is the administrative centre and largest town of East Ayrshire. Although it became a burgh in 1591, it.
A town in the Cunninghame district of East Ayrshire, Kilmarnock lies on the Kilmarnock Water and River Irvine, 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Ayr. Said to have been established in the 7th Century by the Irish missionary Mernoc or St. Ernan, Kilmarnock developed in Mediaeval times around the Laigh Kirk.
