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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Saltcoats like this:
Saltcoats, seaport and watering-place with ry. sta., Ardrossan and Stevenston pars., Ayrshire, 1¼ mile SE. of Ardrossan and 29½ miles SW. of Glasgow by rail, pop. 5096; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; has saltworks, but little or no shipping trade.
Saltcoats 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 Saltcoats itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Saltcoats, in North Ayrshire and Ayrshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17392
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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