Difference between revisions of "Kilmarnock"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
({{merge|Scotland}}) |
Jeremiah4-22 (talk | contribs) (Minor expand. (Merging individual towns into the main article for a nation will rapidly become unfeasible; though it may work better at a provincial level..)) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | + | '''Kilmarnock''' is a large market town in [[Ayrshire]], in the [[Scottish Lowlands]] south of [[Glasgow]]. | |
| − | + | ||
| + | Historically, important local industries have included [[coal]]-mining, [[carpet]]-making (including the carpets of the [[Titanic]]) and locomotive manufacture. | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[William Wallace]] is now widely believed to have been born in Kilmarnock. | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Robert Burns]]' first collection of poems was published in Kilmarnock. | ||
| + | |||
| + | Kilmarnock Football Club is the oldest professional [[soccer|football]] club in Scotland. | ||
| + | |||
| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | |||
| + | [http://freespace.virgin.net/kilmarnock.org.uk/index.html History of Kilmarnock] | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:UK Towns and Cities]] | ||
Revision as of 14:39, April 21, 2007
Kilmarnock is a large market town in Ayrshire, in the Scottish Lowlands south of Glasgow.
Historically, important local industries have included coal-mining, carpet-making (including the carpets of the Titanic) and locomotive manufacture.
William Wallace is now widely believed to have been born in Kilmarnock.
Robert Burns' first collection of poems was published in Kilmarnock.
Kilmarnock Football Club is the oldest professional football club in Scotland.