Fenwick, East Ayrshire

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Fenwick is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. In 2019, its population was estimated to be 989.^[2] Fenwick is the terminus of the M77 following its extension which was opened in April 2005, at the beginning of the Kilmarnock bypass.

Fenwick
Fenwick Location within East Ayrshire
Population	1,170 (2022)[1]
Language	English Scots Scottish Gaelic
Council area	East Ayrshire
Lieutenancy area	Ayrshire and Arran
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Dialling code	01563
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Scottish Parliament	Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
List of places UK Scotland 55.6604°N 4.4412°W / 55.6604; -4.4412

History

The Fenwick Weavers' Society was founded in Fenwick in 1761 and is considered one of the first co-operatives in the world.

Fenwick Parish Church dates back to 1643, with Rev. Colin Strong currently overseeing its leadership. The Primary School in Fenwick currently feeds to Loudoun Academy in Galston. In summer 2017, the primary school underwent an extension that saw a new gym hall built and the old dinner hall and hut demolished.

The two main areas of Fenwick are High Fenwick and Laigh Fenwick, referring directly to the area of housing and community at the top of Kirkton Road and the area of housing at the bottom. There remains a friendly rivalry between these two areas which culminates with the annual Fenwick gala cricket match where the two sides face off against each other.

John Fulton Hall is in Fenwick. The Post Office (which is located on the Main Street) moved closer to the main hub of the village in the 1990s. The old location of the Post Office has since been occupied by several businesses.

Notable people

• George Allan was minister and shot several films of the village. ^[3]
• William Guthrie, minister and author of The Christian's Great Interest^[4]
• John Paton, Covenanter, army captain, executed in the Grassmarket
• Rev James Barr leader of the United Free Church Continuing and politician

References

1. "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
2. "Locality Populations".
3. Allan.
4. Scott 1915.

Sources

• Allan, George. "Fenwick: Events Of 1931". Moving Image Archive. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
• Boyd, William (1791). The statistical account of Scotland. Edinburgh: Printed and sold by William Creech. pp. 51-66.
• Ferguson, Robert (1845). The new statistical account of Scotland. Vol. 5. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons. pp. 773-781.
• Groome, Francis, Hindes (1882). "Fenwick". Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical, and historical. Vol. 2. Edinburgh: T.C. Jack. pp. 13-14.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• Lewis, Samuel (1851). "Fenwick". A topographical dictionary of Scotland, comprising the several counties, islands, cities, burgh and market towns, parishes, and principal villages, with historical and statistical descriptions: embellished with engravings of the seals and arms of the different burghs and universities. Vol. 1. London: S. Lewis and co. p. 437.
• Scott, Hew (1915). "William Guthrie". Fasti ecclesiæ scoticanæ; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation. Vol. 3. Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd. pp. 93-94.

External links

• WANT Hair Salon - Facebook
• KB Holistic Therapy - Home|Facebook
• Fenwick Kirk and the Covenanters

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