East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir an Ear) is one of 32 council area of Scotland. It borders 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 county of Ayrshire.
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 Coat of arms | |
| Admin HQ | London Road, Kilmarnock |
| Government | |
| • Body | East Ayrshire Council http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/ |
| • Control | SNP minority (council NOC) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 487 sq mi (1,262 km2) |
| • Rank | Ranked 14th |
| Population (mid-2016 est.) | |
| • Total | 122,200 |
| • Rank | Ranked 16th |
| • Density | 250/sq mi (96/km2) |
| ONS code | S12000008 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-EAY |
The area was formed in 1996, from the former Kilmarnock and Loudoun and Cumnock and Doon Valley districts.
Main Towns
Kilmarnock is the largest town. Other towns are New Cumnock and Cumnock.
HQ
The HQ for East Ayrshire Council is on London Road Kilmarnock
Twin towns (Kilmarnock)
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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
- James Hamilton Academy
- Doon Academy
- St Josephs Academy
- Stewarton Academy
Other websites
- East Ayrshire Council Archived 2008-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
- East Ayrshire Forums - Tenants Portal (not associated with East Ayrshire Council) Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
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