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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described West Kilbride like this:
Kilbride, West, small town and par. with ry. sta., NW. Ayrshire.- par., 10,119 ac., pop. 2088; town, on Kilbride Burn, 4¼. miles NW. of Ardrossan, pop. 1363; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. West Kilbride is an ancient place; its mfrs. were at one time considerable.
West Kilbride is now part of NORTH AYRSHIRE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH AYRSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about West Kilbride itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of West Kilbride, in North Ayrshire and Ayrshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16356
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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