Saltcoats
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| OS grid reference: | NS245415 |
| Population: | 11,260 (2001 Census) |
| Council area: | North Ayrshire |
| Constituent country: | Scotland |
| Sovereign state: | United Kingdom |
| Police force: | Strathclyde Police |
| Lieutenancy area: | Ayrshire and Arran |
| Former county: | Ayrshire |
| Post town: | SALTCOATS |
| Postal: | KA21 |
| Telephone: | 01294 |
| Scottish Parliament: | Cunninghame North |
| UK Parliament: | North Ayrshire and Arran |
| European Parliament: | Scotland |
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- For the former Canadian federal electoral district, see Saltcoats (electoral district)
Saltcoats is a small town located on the west coast of North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its name is derived from the town's earliest industry when salt was harvested from the sea water. The town's name is a shortened form of "The Salt Workers' Cottages".
Lying between the towns of Stevenston and Ardrossan, it forms part of the Three-Towns conurbation, an informal reference aluding to the fact that the three towns are so close together that, unless you are, or have been a local resident it can be difficult to tell where one town ends and another one begins. In actual fact, Saltcoats sits north of Stevenston, the boundary being an old railway bridge that is now used as a footpath, adjacent to the Auchenharvie swimming pool. The northerly boundary with Ardrossan is the burn through the Holm Plantation.
Before jet transport transformed the aspirations of the Scottish working class, Saltcoats was a popular holiday destination for Glaswegians during the summer months.
[edit] Trivia
The BBC comedy Still Game shot scenes in Saltcoats and Largs which served as the fictional coastal town of Finport. The areas shown in the episode were the sea wall, promenade and the Melbourne Cafe.
[edit] Further reading
McSherry, R. & M. (1995). Old Saltcoats, Stenlake Publishing, Catrine.
[edit] External links
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