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Stevenston, town and par., Ayrshire - par. (containing Ardeer Works and part of town of Saltcoats), 3771 ac., pop. 5694; town, 1 mile NE. of Saltcoats, 2½ miles E. of Ardrossan, and 28 miles SW. of Glasgow by rail, pop. 3556; P.O., T.O. Many of the inhabitants find employment at the neighbouring coal mines and at Ardeer Works, which include ironworks, a foundry, a valuable sandstone quarry, and a dynamite factory.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "town and parish" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Stevenston ScoP Ayrshire ScoCnty |
Place: | Stevenston |
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