Kilwinning

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.

Kilwinning
Town and former civil parish
Aerial view over Kilwinning with Abbey Park (now abandoned) in the centre, 2018
Kilwinning is located in North Ayrshire
Kilwinning
Kilwinning
Location within North Ayrshire
Population16,100 (2022)[2]
OS grid referenceNS2943
• Edinburgh65 miles (105 km)
• London379 miles (610 km)
Civil parish
  • Kilwinning
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKILWINNING
Postcode districtKA13
Dialling code01294
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
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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. It is on the River Garnock, north of Irvine, about 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Glasgow. It is known as "The Crossroads of Ayrshire". Kilwinning was also a Civil Parish.[3] The 2001 Census[4] recorded the town as having a population of 15,908. The estimated population in 2016 was 16,460.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland database". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ Rev. John Marius Wilson (1854). The Imperial gazetteer of Scotland. Vol. II. GORDON-ZETLAND. pp. 219–221.
  4. ^ "SCROL - your source of information from the 2001 Census". scrol.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008.