Symington (South Ayrshire)

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Symington
Main Street from Symington
Main Street from Symington
Coordinates 55 ° 33 ′  N , 4 ° 34 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 33 ′  N , 4 ° 34 ′  W
Symington (Scotland)
Symington
Symington
Residents 1006 2011 census
administration
Post town KILMARNOCK
ZIP code section KA1
prefix 01563
Part of the country Scotland
Council area South Ayrshire
British Parliament Ayr, Carrick, and Cumnock
Scottish Parliament Ayr

Symington is a village in the Scottish council area of South Ayrshire . It is located in the north of the region about seven kilometers northeast of Prestwick and eight kilometers southwest of Kilmarnock . To the south of the village is the parish church Symington Parish Church , which is classified as a monument of the highest Scottish monument category A. With Coodham House and Wallace's Monument, there are two more Category A buildings in the vicinity .

In 1841 there were 918 people in Symington. In the course of the century the number of inhabitants fell to 697 in 1881. In the 1961 census, 538 inhabitants were counted in the village. In twenty years the number had more than doubled to 1,200. Since then it has been declining again with the last 1006 in 2011.

traffic

The A77 ( Stranraer - Glasgow ) touches Symington in the south. A few kilometers to the southwest it is connected to the A78 and A79 . With the Glasgow Prestwick Airport is an international airport located five kilometers south-west. At about the same distance, a station on the Glasgow and South Western Railway was opened in Monkton in the 19th century along the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway . However, the station has now been closed.

climate

Symington
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: Gazetteer for Scotland
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Symington
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 6.8 7.0 8.8 11.2 14.4 16.6 18.1 18.0 15.7 12.6 9.4 7.1 O 12.2
Min. Temperature (° C) 1.5 1.4 2.6 4.0 6.3 9.3 11.4 11.1 9.4 6.8 3.9 1.6 O 5.8
Precipitation ( mm ) 106 76 88 60 56 64 79 90 91 122 105 107 Σ 1,044
Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 1.3 2.5 3.3 5.2 6.8 6.2 5.7 5.3 4.0 2.9 1.8 1.2 O 3.9
Rainy days ( d ) 17th 13 15th 12 11 11 13 14th 13 16 16 16 Σ 167
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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  2. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  5. ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  6. ↑ 2011 census

Web links

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