Hurlford
Sign in to saveHurlford is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, situated on the outskirts of Kilmarnock. It has a population of 4,968. Hurlford's former names include Whirlford and Hurdleford. The village was named Whirlford as a result of a ford crossing the River Irvine east of Hurlford Cross, near Shawhill. The census locality is called Hurlford and Crookedholm.
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Place details
- Locality
- Hurlford
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- UK place.type
- Village
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Hurlford
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NS456366
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- East Ayrshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Ayrshire and Arran
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
- UK place.post_town
- KILMARNOCK
- UK place.postcode_area
- KA
- UK place.postcode_district
- KA1, KA3
- UK place.dial_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- +4620
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Approaching Hurlford from the west - geograph.org.uk - 170800.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
17 sectionsContents
- History
- Governance
- Councillors
- Parliamentary representation
- UK Parliament
- Scottish Parliament
- Constituency MSPs
- Regional List MSPs
- Health care and economy
- Religion
- Education
- Hurlford Primary School
- Crossroads Primary School
- Transport
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
Hurlford is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, situated on the outskirts of Kilmarnock. It has a population of 4,968. Hurlford's former names include Whirlford and Hurdleford. The village was named Whirlford as a result of a ford crossing the River Irvine east of Hurlford Cross, near Shawhill. The census locality is called Hurlford and Crookedholm.
The village's Blair Park is home to Hurlford United F.C. and many notable footballers have been trained there.