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
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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
- 01560
- UK place.dial_code1
- 01563
- UK place.static_image_name
- Hurlford Cross, Scotland.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Hurlford Cross. The propeller was placed on site by Hurlford & Crookedholm Community Council September 1984 to commemorate aspects of working life of communities between mid 19th–20th centuries.
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hurlford” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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