Kilwinning

Kilwinning
Scottish Gaelic: *Cill D’Fhinnein^[1]*
Scots: *Kilwinnin*
Kilwinning Scottish Gaelic: Cill D’Fhinnein; Scots: Kilwinnin;
Town and former civil parish
	Aerial view over Kilwinning with Abbey Park (now abandoned) in the centre, 2018
	Kilwinning Location within North Ayrshire
Population	16,100 (2020)
OS grid reference	NS2943
• Edinburgh	65 miles (105 km)
• London	379 miles (610 km)
Civil parish	Kilwinning;
Council area	North Ayrshire;
Lieutenancy area	Ayrshire and Arran;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KILWINNING
Postcode district	KA13
Dialling code	01294
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	North Ayrshire and Arran;
Scottish Parliament	Cunninghame South;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°39′18″N 4°42′11″W / 55.655°N 04.703°W

Kilwinning (/kɪlˈwɪnɪŋ/, Scots: Kilwinnin; Scottish Gaelic: Cill D’Fhinnein) is a town in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is on the River Garnock, north of Irvine, about 21 miles (34 km) southwest of Glasgow. It is known as "The Crossroads of Ayrshire". Kilwinning was also a Civil Parish.^[3] The 2001 Census^[4] recorded the town as having a population of 15,908. The estimated population in 2016 was 16,460.^{[citation needed]}

^ "Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland database". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ Rev. John Marius Wilson (1854). The Imperial gazetteer of Scotland. Vol. II. GORDON-ZETLAND. pp. 219–221.
^ "SCROL - your source of information from the 2001 Census". scrol.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008.

[1] "Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland database". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.

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

[3] Rev. John Marius Wilson (1854). The Imperial gazetteer of Scotland. Vol. II. GORDON-ZETLAND. pp. 219–221.

[4] "SCROL - your source of information from the 2001 Census". scrol.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 4 July 2008.

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Kilwinning Scottish Gaelic: Cill D’Fhinnein^[1] Scots: Kilwinnin
Town and former civil parish
Aerial view over Kilwinning with Abbey Park (now abandoned) in the centre, 2018
Kilwinning Location within North Ayrshire
Population	16,100 (2020)^[2]
OS grid reference	NS2943
• Edinburgh	65 miles (105 km)
• London	379 miles (610 km)
Civil parish	Kilwinning
Council area	North Ayrshire
Lieutenancy area	Ayrshire and Arran
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KILWINNING
Postcode district	KA13
Dialling code	01294

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	North Ayrshire and Arran
Scottish Parliament	Cunninghame South
List of places UK Scotland 55°39′18″N 4°42′11″W / 55.655°N 04.703°W / 55.655; -04.703