Kilwinning

Open on map More cities Spin a random place Ask WorldAI

Kilwinning (, Scots: Kilwinnin; Scottish Gaelic: Cill D’Fhinnein) is a town in North Ayrshire, Scotland, located on the banks of the River Garnock in Ayrshire, about 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Glasgow. Kilwinning's neighbours are the coastal towns of Stevenston to the west and Irvine to the south, while inland lies Dalry to the north. It is known as "The Crossroads of Ayrshire". Kilwinning was also a Civil Parish. The 2001 Census recorded the town as having a population of 15,908. According to the 2022 census, the population of Kilwinning is around 16,990.

Rank

—

Coordinates

—

Source

WBP almanac

Wikivoyage Wikipedia

From Wikipedia

2,441 words · source ↗

Introduction

This article is about the town in Scotland. For the hamlet in Canada, see Kilwinning, Saskatchewan. For the community in the United States, see Kilwinning, Missouri. Town and former civil parish in ScotlandKilwinningScottish Gaelic: Cill D’FhinneinScots: KilwinninTown and former civil parishAerial view over Kilwinning with Abbey Park (now abandoned) in the centre, 2018KilwinningLocation within North AyrshirePopulation16,100 (2020)OS grid referenceNS2943• Edinburgh65 miles (105 km)• London379 miles (610 km)Civil parishKilwinningCouncil areaNorth AyrshireLieutenancy areaAyrshire and ArranCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townKILWINNINGPostcode districtKA13Dialling code01294PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottish UK ParliamentNorth Ayrshire and ArranScottish ParliamentCunninghame South List of places UK Scotland 55°39′18″N 4°42′11″W / 55.655°N 04.703°W / 55.655; -04.703 Kilwinning (/kɪlˈwɪnɪŋ/, Scots: Kilwinnin; Scottish Gaelic: Cill D’Fhinnein) is a town in North Ayrshire, Scotland, located on the banks of the River Garnock in Ayrshire, about 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Glasgow. Kilwinning's neighbours are the coastal towns of Stevenston to the west and Irvine to the south, while inland lies Dalry to the north. It is known as "The Crossroads of Ayrshire". Kilwinning was also a Civil Parish. The 2001 Census recorded the town as having a population of 15,908. According to the 2022 census, the population of Kilwinning is around 16,990.

History

[edit] Kilwinning dates back to the 8th century. The Kilwinning Community Archaeology Project carried out a dig in Kilwinning Abbey in 2010, which revealed much about the life of the people in the area during the medieval period. According to John Hay, once the headmaster of the parish school in Kilwinning, "North Ayrshire has a history of religion stretching back to the very beginning of missionary enterprise in Scotland. The Celtic Christians or Culdees of the period of St Columba and St Mungo found here, in this part of Scotland, a fertile field for the propagation of the faith. Kilmarnock, Kilbride, Kilbirnie, are all, like Kilwinning, verbal evidence of the existence of 'Cillean' or cells of the Culdee or Celtic Church." The original town was situated at the Bridgend and Corsehill while the other bank of the river was the site of the abbey, its outbuildings, orchards, doocot, etc. The parish was in the ownership of Kelso Abbey from about 1140. Abbot Adam's Bridge, was constructed in mediaeval times with much of the original structure standing today. The bridge was widened in 1859. After the dissolution of the monasteries, Kilwinning passed to the Earl of Eglinton. The Abbey church had been partly destroyed during the Reformation and a new parish church built in 1775. Lord Eglinton restored the Abbey church tower in 1789 and then replaced it in 1814.

Sport

[edit] Archery[edit] The Ancient Society of Kilwinning Archers is believed to date back to 1483 and while records are only available from 1688, there is a reference in the early minutes, which would appear to confirm this assumption. The sport still continues in Kilwinning to this very day. The annual papingo shoot is held in the grounds of the old Abbey on the first Saturday in June, when the wooden bird is mounted on a pole and suspended from the clock tower to allow the archers to attempt to dislodge the wings and then the bird itself. In 2014, Michael Portillo visited the Ancient Society of Kilwinning Archers during a visit to Kilwinning on his Great British Railway Journeys TV series for the BBC. Football[edit] Kilwinning Rangers F.C., or The Buffs as they are more affectionately known, play their home games at Buffs Park and compete in the top tier of the West of Scotland Football League (WoSFL). They play in blue and white hoops. The team was formed in 1899 as a Juvenile football club, originally playing at Blacklands Park, which they shared with the then senior side of Eglinton Seniors. They officially became a Junior football club on 26 July 1902. The name Buffs was first recorded on 21 September 1900 when the local paper, the Irvine Herald, recorded that the so-called Buffs had had an emphatic victory over Kilmarnock Belgrove. Kilwinning Rangers have had periods of success throughout their history, and proudly boast that they were the first, and last Ayrshire Club to win the Scottish Junior Cup in the twentieth century! Dirrans Athletic AFC were formed in 1946. They currently play in the Ayrshire Amateur Football League Premier Division. Kilwinning Sports Club, or KSC as it is known locally, was launched in July 2002 in the Pennyburn area of Kilwinning. In 2022, Kilwinning Rangers Amateurs became known as Eglinton F.C. and joined the fifth tier of the WoSFL. The home grounds of all three teams are within the confines of KSC. KR at Buffs Park, Eglinton at Ian Cashmore Memorial Park (astro) and Dirrans at David Faddes Park.

Kilwinning

From Wikipedia

Introduction

History

Toponymy

Masonic links

Modern Kilwinning

Eglinton Castle and Country Park

Industry and commerce

Transport

Education

Sport

Notable residents