Galston, East Ayrshire
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Galston (Lowland Scots: Gauston, Scottish Gaelic: Baile nan Gall) is a municipality in East Ayrshire, Scotland, which has a population of 5,001 (2001)[2] and is at the heart of the civil parish of the same name. It is situated in wooded countryside four miles (six kilometres) upriver from Kilmarnock and is one a group of the small towns located in the Irvine Valley between the towns of Hurlford and Newmilns. To the north of the town is the ruin of Loudoun Castle, the site of Loudoun Castle theme park from 1995 to 2010. In 1874 the population was 4,727.[3]
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Galston
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Location within East Ayrshire | |
Population | 4,710 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
Language | English Scots Scottish Gaelic |
OS grid reference | NS569200 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Galston |
Postcode district | KA4 |
Dialling code | 01563 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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55.60037°N 4.3798°W / 55.60037; -4.3798 |
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