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Ayr (/ ɛər / AIR; Scots: Ayr; Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland.A former royal burgh, today it is the administrative centre of South Ayrshire Council, and the historic county town of Ayrshire.
Map of Scotland showing some of the major towns and cities. ... Ayr: 46,260 Town South Ayrshire: 16 Coatbridge: 43,950 Town North Lanarkshire: 17 Greenock: 41,280 Town
The largest business in Ayr for many decades was a foundry. In 1849, the John Watson Manufacturing Company (later Ayr Machinery Works) was already making threshing, mowing, reaping and other farm implements. By then, the population was 700 and a newspaper and library were operating. The town-hall was built in 1850. [6]
Ayrshire is roughly crescent-shaped and is a predominantly flat county with areas of low hills; it forms part of the Southern Uplands geographic region of Scotland. The north of the county contains the main towns and bulk of the population.
Map of places in South Ayrshire compiled from this list. This List of places in South Ayrshire is a list of links for any town, village, castle, golf course, historic house, lighthouse, nature reserve, reservoir, river and other place of interest in the South Ayrshire council area of Scotland.
The town is contiguous with the smaller town of Prestwick to the north. Ayr submitted unsuccessful bids for city status in 2000 [13] and 2002, [14] and as part of the wider South Ayrshire area in 2022. [15] Ayr was established as a Royal Burgh in 1205 and is the county town of Ayrshire.
The KA postcode area, also known as the Kilmarnock postcode area, [2] [3] is a group of 30 postcode districts in south-west Scotland, within 23 post towns. These cover East Ayrshire , North Ayrshire (including the Isle of Arran ) and South Ayrshire .
Ayr's main street, Queen Street, is a wide two-laned street. The A1 passes through the town. A mostly two-laned highway, it is the major road of the Burdekin, linking Ayr with nearby Brandon and Home Hill. Ayr Railway Station is the town's rail-transit stop with regular services from Brisbane to Cairns. While the town has no public transport ...