OS grid reference NS480045 Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 01292 55 Council area East Ayrshire | Country Scotland Postcode district KA6 7xx Local time Thursday 3:48 PM Lieutenancy area East Ayrshire | |
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Population 1,619 (2001 census)
est. 1,530 (2006) Weather 5°C, Wind SW at 26 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Bellsbank is a village half a mile away from the market town of Dalmellington in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is the 2nd highest place in East Ayrshire; only Muirkirk is higher than this. Bellsbank is now classed as a separate town from Dalmellington.
Map of Bellsbank, Ayr, UK
Bellsbank was originally established to provide housing for the population of Benquhat (one of several "ghost" villages in the Doon Valley that have been demolished).
Expanded between the wars to house miners from worked out areas that were relocated there. Laid out by the County Council the houses looked out over Bogton Loch, Craigengillen and the Loch Doon Hills.
References
Bellsbank Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA