Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock
Scottish Gaelic: *Cille Mheàrnaig^[1]*
Scots: *Kilmaurnock^[2]*
Kilmarnock Scottish Gaelic: Cille Mheàrnaig; Scots: Kilmaurnock;
Administrative centre, town and former burgh
	Skyline of Kilmarnock Laigh Kirk Johnnie Walker Bond The Halo Burns Monument Centre Coat of Arms of the Burgh of Kilmarnock
	Coat of Arms
	Kilmarnock Location within East Ayrshire Council area Kilmarnock Location within Scotland Kilmarnock Location within East Ayrshire
Area	27.3 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Population	46,970 (mid-2020 est.)
• Density	1,721/km2 (4,460/sq mi)
OS grid reference	NS429381
• Edinburgh	56 mi (90 km)
• London	335 mi (539 km)
Council area	East Ayrshire;
Lieutenancy area	Ayrshire and Arran;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KILMARNOCK
Postcode district	KA1-KA3
Dialling code	01563
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Kilmarnock and Loudoun ; (SNP – Alan Brown);
Scottish Parliament	Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley ; (SNP – Willie Coffey);
Website	East Ayrshire Council
	List of places UK Scotland 55°36′40″N 4°29′45″W / 55.61106°N 4.49571°W

Kilmarnock (/kɪlˈmɑːrnək/ kil-MAR-nək; Scots: Kilmaurnock; Scottish Gaelic: Cill Mheàrnaig, IPA: [kʲʰiːʎ ˈvaːɾnəkʲ]) is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland. The town has served as the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council since 1996^[5] and is the region's main commercial and industrial centre.^[6]

The town grew considerably during the 1870s and the town's growth subsumed the village of Bonnyton,^[7] and by the 1960s, new purpose built suburbs such as New Farm Loch were constructed to accommodate the increasing population of Kilmarnock.^[8] By mid–2020, the population of the town was estimated to be 46,970,^[9] making Kilmarnock the 14th most populated settlement in Scotland as well as the largest town in Ayrshire by population.^[10]

The first passenger conveying railway in Scotland originated in Kilmarnock in 1812 as a horse-drawn 4 ft-gauge plateway and became known as the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway.^[11] The first printed collection of works by Scottish poet Robert Burns was published in 1786 in Kilmarnock. Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, was published by John Wilson, and became known as the Kilmarnock Edition. The internationally best–selling whisky Johnnie Walker was established in the town in the 19th century and was produced and bottled at the Hill Street plant until closure in 2012, following an announcement by owners Diageo in 2009 that the plant would close as part of company restructuring.^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]

^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba – Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland – Database". gaelicplacenames.org. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
^ "Map of Scotland in Scots – Guide and gazetteer" (PDF). D3lmsxlb5aor5x.cloudfront.net.
^ "Kilmarnock (East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Kilmarnock town centre · East Ayrshire Council". East-ayrshire.gov.uk. 25 October 2019.
^ "Kilmarnock town centre". www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk. East Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
^ "KILMARNOCK – A HISTORICAL SURVEY" (PDF). www.kilmarnockhistory.co.uk. Kilmarnock History Group. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
^ Beattie, Frank (2012). Kilmarnock Through Time. Amberley Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 9781848684102.
^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". www.nrscotland.gov.uk. National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ "Ayrshire – New Municipalism Scotland". Newmunicipalism.ballotbox.scot. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
^ "Kilmarnock and Troon Railway". www.nationaltransporttrust.org.uk. National Transport Trust. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
^ Kilmarnock's Johnnie Walker factory to shut. Kilmarnock Standard. Retrieved on 16 July 2013.
^ "More than 20,000 take to streets to protest Johnnie Walker plant closure". The Daily Telegraph. London. 26 July 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
^ Khan, Stephen (2 July 2009). "Kilmarnock is Johnnie Walker". The Guardian. London.
^ Keep Johnnie Walker in Kilmarnock. Scotland.gov.uk (15 July 2009). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.

[1] "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba – Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland – Database". gaelicplacenames.org. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2012.

[2] "Map of Scotland in Scots – Guide and gazetteer" (PDF). D3lmsxlb5aor5x.cloudfront.net.

[3] "Kilmarnock (East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 9 April 2019.

[4] "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[5] "Kilmarnock town centre · East Ayrshire Council". East-ayrshire.gov.uk. 25 October 2019.

[6] "Kilmarnock town centre". www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk. East Ayrshire Council. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

[7] "KILMARNOCK – A HISTORICAL SURVEY" (PDF). www.kilmarnockhistory.co.uk. Kilmarnock History Group. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

[Kilmarnock_Through_Time-8] Beattie, Frank (2012). Kilmarnock Through Time. Amberley Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 9781848684102.

[9] "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". www.nrscotland.gov.uk. National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 19 January 2024.

[10] "Ayrshire – New Municipalism Scotland". Newmunicipalism.ballotbox.scot. Retrieved 25 June 2022.

[11] "Kilmarnock and Troon Railway". www.nationaltransporttrust.org.uk. National Transport Trust. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

[12] Kilmarnock's Johnnie Walker factory to shut. Kilmarnock Standard. Retrieved on 16 July 2013.

[telegraph.co.uk-13] "More than 20,000 take to streets to protest Johnnie Walker plant closure". The Daily Telegraph. London. 26 July 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.

[14] Khan, Stephen (2 July 2009). "Kilmarnock is Johnnie Walker". The Guardian. London.

[15] Keep Johnnie Walker in Kilmarnock. Scotland.gov.uk (15 July 2009). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.

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Kilmarnock Scottish Gaelic: Cille Mheàrnaig^[1] Scots: Kilmaurnock^[2]
Administrative centre, town and former burgh
Skyline of Kilmarnock Laigh Kirk Johnnie Walker Bond The Halo Burns Monument Centre Coat of Arms of the Burgh of Kilmarnock
Coat of Arms
Kilmarnock Location within East Ayrshire Council area Show map of East Ayrshire Kilmarnock Location within Scotland Show map of Scotland Kilmarnock Location within East Ayrshire Show map of East Ayrshire
Area	27.3 km² (10.5 sq mi) ^[3]
Population	46,970 (mid-2020 est.)^[4]
• Density	1,721/km² (4,460/sq mi)
OS grid reference	NS429381
• Edinburgh	56 mi (90 km)
• London	335 mi (539 km)
Council area	East Ayrshire
Lieutenancy area	Ayrshire and Arran
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KILMARNOCK
Postcode district	KA1-KA3
Dialling code	01563

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Kilmarnock and Loudoun (SNP – Alan Brown)
Scottish Parliament	Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (SNP – Willie Coffey)
Website	East Ayrshire Council
List of places UK Scotland 55°36′40″N 4°29′45″W / 55.61106°N 4.49571°W / 55.61106; -4.49571