Ardrossan
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| Town and sea port | |
 Ardrossan skyline and overlooking Ardrossan Harbour, January 2008 | |
  Ardrossan Location within North Ayrshire | |
| Population | 10,500 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NS232424 |
| • Edinburgh | 79.1 miles (127.3 km) |
| • London | 432.3 miles (695.7 km) |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ARDROSSAN |
| Postcode district | KA22 |
| Dialling code | 01294 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Ardrossan (/ɑːrˈdrɒsən/; from Scottish Gaelic Àird Rosain 'headland of the small promontory'[2]) is a town on the North Ayrshire coast in southwestern Scotland. The town has a population of 10,670 and forms part of a conurbation with Saltcoats and Stevenston known as the 'Three Towns'. Ardrossan is located on the east shore of the Firth of Clyde.
The town is the main terminal of Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services operating from mainland Scotland to the Isle of Arran.
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Gaelic Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir (2003)" (PDF). Retrieved 10 May 2023.