Back Galston (lungsod sa Hiniusang Gingharian) CEB Galston Welsh Galston (East Ayrshire) German Galston Spanish Galston (Ekialdeko Ayrshire) Basque Galston (Royaume-Uni) French Baile nan Gall, Comhairle Siorrachd Àir an Ear Irish Baile nan Gall Scots/Gaelic Galston Italian Galston Polish
Galston
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  Galston Location within East Ayrshire | |
| Population | 4,710 (2020)[1] |
| Language | English Scots Scottish Gaelic |
| OS grid reference | NS569200 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Galston |
| Postcode district | KA4 |
| Dialling code | 01563 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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| Scottish Parliament | |
Galston (Lowland Scots: Gauston, Scottish Gaelic: Baile nan Gall) is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland, which has a population of 5,001 (2001)[2] and is at the heart of the civil parish of the same name.
It is situated in wooded countryside four miles (six kilometres) upriver from Kilmarnock and is one a group of the small towns located in the Irvine Valley between the towns of Hurlford and Newmilns. To the north of the town is the ruin of Loudoun Castle, the site of Loudoun Castle theme park from 1995 to 2010. In 1874 the population was 4,727.[3]
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Scotland's Census Results OnLine Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Douglas, William Scott (1874). In Ayrshire. A Descriptive Picture of the County of Ayr. Kilmarnock : McKie & Drennan. Reprint. ISBN 978-1-4097-1645-7. p. 16
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