OS grid reference NS245415 Country Scotland Post town SALTCOATS Dialling code 01294 | Lieutenancy area Ayrshire and Arran Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Friday 10:08 PM Council area North Ayrshire | |
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Population 11,260 (2001 census)
est. 11,730 (2006) Weather 9°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 92% Humidity Points of interest North Ayrshire Heritage Centre, J & S Bingo, South Beach | ||
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Saltcoats (Scottish Gaelic: Baile an t-Salainn) is a small town on the west coast of North Ayrshire, Scotland. The name is derived from the town's earliest industry when salt was harvested from the sea water of the Firth of Clyde, carried out in small cottages along the shore. It is part of the "Greater Ardrossan" or "Three Towns" conurbation along with Ardrossan and Stevenston.
Contents
- Giant waves in saltcoats scotland 2013
- Map of Saltcoats UK
- Saqp2016 award north ayrshire council saltcoats town hall
- Transport
- Government and politics
- History
- Notable residents
- References
Map of Saltcoats, UK
Saqp2016 award north ayrshire council saltcoats town hall
Transport
The harbour was designed by James Jardine in 1811.
Saltcoats is served by regular bus and train services. Primary bus services are provided by Stagecoach West Scotland, while rail services are operated by SPT.
Although Saltcoats currently only has a single railway station, the town was once served by a second railway station to the north of the town, originally as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway. This station closed to regular services on 4 July 1932, and there is no trace of the station today bar a nearby bridge.
Government and politics
Saltcoats is in the Ayrshire North & Arran constituency in the House of Commons and Cunninghame North constituency in the Scottish Parliament. Both seats are held by the Scottish National Party.
Historically, Ardrossan has been part of the UK parliament constituencies North Ayrshire (1868–1918), Bute and Northern Ayrshire (1918–1983) and Cunninghame North (1983–2005). These constituencies traditionally returned Conservative or Unionist MP's until 1987, when the constituency was won by the Labour Party.
History
In the late 18th Century, several shipyards operated at Saltcoats, producing some 60 to 70 ships. The leading shipbuilder was William Ritchie, but in 1790 he moved his business to Belfast. By the early 19th Century the town no longer produced ships.