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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Stewarton like this:
Stewarton.-- town and par., Ayrshire, on Annick Water, 5 miles N. of Kilmarnock and 18 miles SW. of Glasgow by rail - par., 13,626ac., pop. 4309; town, pop. 3130; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Market-day, Thursday. The town has extensive manufactures of tartan and other woollen bonnets; carpet manufactures.and dyeing are also carried on.
Stewarton is now part of EAST AYRSHIRE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST AYRSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stewarton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stewarton, in East Ayrshire and Ayrshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17148
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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