East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire (Scottish Gaelic: [Siorrachd Inbhir Àir an Ear] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) 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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| Location | |
| East Ayrshire in Scotland.svg | |
| Geography | |
| Area | Ranked |
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| Admin HQ | London Road, Kilmarnock |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-EAY |
| ONS code | S12000008 |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Ranked |
| - Total (2006) | |
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| Politics | |
| East Ayrshire Council http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/ | |
| Control | |
| MPs | * Alan Brown |
| MSPs | * Willie Coffey |
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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
Education
Secondary Education
East Ayrshire Media
Battle plaque, marking the location of the Battle of Loudoun Hill in 1307
The Jougs in Kilmaurs in 1900, served as the council chamber for the Burgh of Kilmaurs
East Ayrshire was established in 1996, with Kilmarnock becoming its administrative centre
Agriculture contributes a large part to East Ayrshire's economy
Dumfries House located in Cumnock has developed itself as a major local tourist attraction
University Hospital Crosshouse, outside Kilmarnock, is the regions largest hospital
The new Ayrshire College campus opened in Kilmarnock in October 2016
East Ayrshire Council is based in Kilmarnock which is the areas administrative centre
Kilmarnock is the largest settlement in East Ayrshire with a population of over 46,000 and is home to the HQ for East Ayrshire Council
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