East Ayrshire

East Ayrshire

infobox Scotland council area
Council= Shire of East Ayrshire



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SizeRank= 14th
Size= 1,262 km²
Water= ?
AdminHQ= Kilmarnock
ISO= GB-EAY
ONS= 00QK
PopulationRank= 16th
PopulationDate= 2001
Population= 120,235
PopulationDensity=95 / km²
CouncilDetails= East Ayrshire Council
http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/
Control=
MPs=

  • Des Browne
  • Sandra Osborne

MSPs=
  • Willie Coffey
  • Cathy Jamieson

East Ayrshire ("Siorrachd Inbhir Àir an Ear" in Gaelic) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway. With South Ayrshire and the mainland areas of North Ayrshire, it formed the former county of Ayrshire.

The area was formed in 1996, from the former Kilmarnock and Loudoun and Cumnock and Doon Valley districts.
Kilmarnock is the largest town in East Ayrshire.

Main Towns

Kilmarnock is the largest town; other small main towns are New Cumnock and Cumnock.

HQ

The HQ for East Ayrshire Council is located on London Road Kilmarnock

Twin towns (Kilmarnock)

*flagicon|FRA Alès, France.
*flagicon|BEL Herstal, Belgium.
*flagicon|GER Kulmbach, Germany.
*flagicon|ESP Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Spain.
*flagicon|GEO Sukhumi, Georgia.

Towns and villages

*Afton Bridgend
*Auchinleck
*Catrine
*Chapeltoun
*Corsehill
*Craigmalloch
*Cumnock
*Dalmellington
*Dalrymple
*Darvel
*Drongan
*Dunlop
*Galston
*Gatehead
*Glenbuck
*Greenholm
*Hurlford
*Kilmarnock
*Kilmaurs
*Knockentiber
*Lugton
*Mauchline
*Muirkirk
*Netherthird
*New Cumnock
*Newmilns
*Ochiltree
*Patna
*Polnessan
*Riccarton
*Sorn
*Stair
*Stewarton
*Trabboch

Places of interest

*Loch Doon
*Scottish Industrial Railway Centre
*Sorn Castle
*Stair House
*Dean Castle

Education

Secondary Education

Auchinleck Academy
Kilmarnock Academy
Grange Academy
Loudoun Academy
Cumnock Academy

External links

* [http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/ East Ayrshire Council]
* [http://www.east-ayrshire-forums.co.uk/ East Ayrshire Forums - Tenants Portal (not associated with East Ayrshire Council)]


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