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Ayrshire
Ayrshire is an historic county of Scotland. (For more information about the ancient counties of the UK, see the historic counties page and the place types page.)
From The Topographical, Statistical, and Historical Gazetteer of Scotland, 1847:
A large and important county on the south-west coast of Scotland ... It is bounded by Renfrewshire on the north and north-east; by the counties of Lanark and Dumfries on the east; by the stewartry of Kirkcudbright on the south-east; by Wigtonshire on the south; and by Loch Ryan, the North channel, and the frith of Clyde on the west.
The woollen manufacture has long existed in this district, especially at Kilmarnock, Ayr, Stewarton and Dalry.
Also known as Ayr.
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| | Communities | Communities in Ayrshire include Alloway, Ardrossan, Auchinleck, Ayr, Cumnock, Darvel, Dundonald, Failford, Galston, Greenholm ... View communities
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| | Parishes | Parishes in Ayrshire include Ardrossan, Auchinleck, Ayr, Ballantrae, Barr, Beith, Colmonell, Coylton, Craigie, Dailly ... View parishes
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