In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Crookedholm like this:

Crookedholm, a village in Kilmarnock parish, Ayrshire, on the right bank of the Irvine, 1½ mile ESE of Kilmarnock town, and ¾ mile N of Hurlford Junction. At it are a public school and a worsted spinning-mill, in connection with carpet factories in Kilmarnock. Pop. (1861) 620, (1871) 770, (1881) 657.

Crookedholm through time

Crookedholm 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 Crookedholm itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Crookedholm, in East Ayrshire and Ayrshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22064

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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