Newmilns
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Newmilns () is a village in the burgh of Newmilns and Greenholm, in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It has a population of 3,057 people (2001 census) and lies on the A71, around seven miles east of Kilmarnock and twenty-five miles southwest of Glasgow. It is situated in a valley through which the River Irvine runs and, with the neighbouring towns of Darvel and Galston, forms an area known as the Upper Irvine Valley (locally referred to as The Valley).
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Newmilns Am Muileann Ùr
- UK place.type
- Burgh (Newmilns and Greenholm) and Village
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NS533372
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.language
- English
- UK place.post_town
- Newmilns
- UK place.postcode_area
- KA
- UK place.postcode_district
- KA16
- UK place.dial_code
- 01560
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- East Ayrshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Ayrshire and Arran
- UK place.static_image_name
- The main street in Newmilns - geograph.org.uk - 1924649.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The main street in Newmilns, 2010
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Encyclopedic overview
28 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- Burgh of Barony
- Christianity and Conflict
- Weaving, Lace and Industrialisation
- Modern era
- Environment
- Landscape
- Townscape
- Wildlife
- Lammas Floods
- Recreation
- Popular Pastimes
- Irvine Valley Walking Festival
- Gala Day
- Interesting facts
- Age of Steam
- Anti-Slavery Society
- The Battle of the Lime Road
- Robert Burns
- Football
- Gowf
- Street Names
- See also
- Further reading
- References
- External links
Newmilns () is a village in the burgh of Newmilns and Greenholm, in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It has a population of 3,057 people (2001 census) and lies on the A71, around seven miles east of Kilmarnock and twenty-five miles southwest of Glasgow. It is situated in a valley through which the River Irvine runs and, with the neighbouring towns of Darvel and Galston, forms an area known as the Upper Irvine Valley (locally referred to as The Valley).
As the name suggests, the burgh exists in two parts – Newmilns to the north of the river and Greenholm to the south. The river also divides the parishes of Loudoun and Galston, which is why the burgh, although generally referred to as Newmilns, has retained both names.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Newmilns” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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