West Kilbride

West Kilbride is a town in on the Clyde coast, with a population of 4860 in 2022. Named for St Brigit of Kildare, it was traditionally a weaving, potato-growing and sheep-farming town.
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  • Town with 4,760 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 167 feet (51 metres)
  • …is also known as “Cille Bhrìghde an Iar”
  • …is named after Brigid of Kildare
  • Description: village in North Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Law Castle and West Kilbride railway station.
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is situated on the lower slopes of …
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is a railway station…
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is a hill overlooking the town of West Kilbride, Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seamill.
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is a village in on the west…

West Kilbride

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Latitude
55.6948° or 55° 41′ 41″ north
Longitude
-4.8573° or 4° 51′ 26″ west
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Open location code
9C7QM4VV+W3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 32821899
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2634378
Wiki­data ID
Q1010320

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“West Kilbride” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “West Kilbride”
  • Catalan: “West Kilbride”
  • Cebuano: “West Kilbride”
  • Dutch: “West Kilbride”
  • Esperanto: “Cille Bhrìghde an Iar”
  • Esperanto: “West Kilbride”
  • French: “Cille Bhrìghde an Iar”
  • French: “West Kilbride”
  • German: “West Kilbride”
  • Irish: “Cille Bhríghde an Iar”
  • Irish: “Cille Bhrìghde an Iar”
  • Irish: “West Kilbride”
  • Italian: “West Kilbride”
  • Japanese: “ウェスト・キルブライド”
  • Japanese: “ウエスト・キルブライド”
  • Persian: “وست کیلبراید”
  • Polish: “West Kilbride”
  • Russian: “Уэст Килбрид”
  • Russian: “Уэст-Килбрид”
  • Scots: “Wast Kilbride”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cille Bhrìghde an Iar”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “West Kilbride”
  • Slovenian: “West Kilbride”
  • Spanish: “Cille Bhrìghde an Iar”
  • Spanish: “West Kilbride”
  • Swedish: “West Kilbride”
  • Welsh: “West Kilbride”

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