Catrine
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Catrine Scottish Gaelic Caiteirein |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 30 ′ N , 4 ° 20 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 2236 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | MAUCHLINE | ||
| ZIP code section | KA5 | ||
| prefix | 01290 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | East Ayrshire | ||
| British Parliament | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | ||
Catrine ( Gaelic : Caiteirein ) is a village in the Scottish Council Area East Ayrshire . It is located about seven kilometers northwest of Cumnock and 13 km southeast of Kilmarnock on the Ayr River .
history
Catrine is a relatively young settlement. It developed with the establishment of a cotton factory in 1787. In 1792 a church was built with today's Catrine Parish Church , which is now classified as a monument of the highest category A. The cotton business expanded significantly in the following century and in 1814 was equipped with the first large steam-powered loom in Scotland.
Between 1841 and 1981 Catrine had a constant population, which fluctuated around 2,600. Since then it has been declining, so that in 2011 only 2236 inhabitants were counted.
traffic
Catrine is connected to the trunk road network by the A76 , which runs one kilometer to the south . In 1903 the village got its own train station, which was closed again after a few years of operation.
Individual evidence
- ^ List of Gaelic expressions
- ↑ a b Catrine. East Ayrshire. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .
- ↑ a b Catrine. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 1: (A - Coru). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1882, p. 255 .
- ^ Information from the Scotland's Churches Trust
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ 2011 census
