| Ardeer | |
|---|---|
  Ardeer Location within North Ayrshire | |
| Population | 9,129 [1] (2001 census) est. 8,990[2] (2006) |
| OS grid reference | NS282406 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | STEVENSTON |
| Postcode district | KA20 |
| Dialling code | 01294 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Ardeer was a small town now officially incorporated into Stevenston on the Ardeer peninsula, in the parish of Stevenston, North Ayrshire,[3] originally an island and later its extensive sand dune system became the site of Nobel Explosives, a dominant global supplier of explosives to the mining and quarrying industries and a major player in the design and development of products for the chemical and defence industries during the 20th century. The peninsula is now part of North Ayrshire's most important area for Biodiversity.
- ^ "Comparative Population Profile: Stevenston Locality". Scotland's Census Results Online. 29 April 2001. Archived from the original on 5 April 2003. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
- ^ "General Register Office for Scotland - Statistics - Publications and Data". Archived from the original on 30 September 2008. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ^ "Ardeer". Edinburgh school of GeoSciences. Retrieved 11 March 2010.