Kilmaurs
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Village | |
![]() Kilmaurs Cross, showing the old Kilmaurs Parish Council Headquarters and Kilmaurs county jail in the centre | |
Location within East Ayrshire | |
Population | 2,790 (2022)[1] |
OS grid reference | NS407413 |
• Edinburgh | 56 mi (90 km) |
• London | 432 mi (695 km) |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Kilmarnock |
Postcode district | KA3 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Kilmaurs (from Scottish Gaelic Cill Mhàrais)[2] is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland which lies just outside of the largest settlement in East Ayrshire, Kilmarnock. It lies on the Carmel Water, 21 miles (34 kilometres) southwest of Glasgow. Population recorded for the village in the 2001 Census recorded 2,601 people resided in the village[3] It was in the Civil Parish of Kilmaurs.[4]