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Galston, town and par. with ry. sta., Ayrshire, on river Irvine, 5 miles SE. of Kilmarnock -- par., 15,243 ac., pop. 5961; town, pop. 4085; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; a three-arch bridge across the river connects the town with its suburb in Loudoun par. Galston has mfrs. of muslins and blankets; it is also the centre of an extensive coalfield and of an important agricultural district.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "town and parish with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Galston ScoP Ayrshire ScoCnty |
Place: | Galston |
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