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Bonnyton
Bonnyton shown within East Ayrshire |
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| OS grid reference | NS4138 |
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| Council area | East Ayrshire |
| Shire county | East Ayrshire |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Kilmarnock |
| Postcode district | KA1 |
| Dialling code | 01563 |
| Police | Strathclyde |
| Fire | Strathclyde |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Kilmarnock and Loudoun |
| Scottish Parliament | Kilmarnock and Loudoun |
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| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Bonnyton is a council housing area in the West of Kilmarnock, Scotland, with a mix of residential and commercial properties within the area.
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Barclay house is a conversion of the former Caledonia Works, which is a category B listed building of the former Andrew Barclay & Son Railway Engineers; and is now home to 62 apartments in a contemporary style. The development is central to Kilmarnock Town Centre and the Bus and Railway Stations.
Bonnyton is now home to 3 newly built schools, Grange Academy , Annanhill Primary and Park School which have been joined together to form Grange Campus.The 3 schools were built for a cost of around £30.000.000 by Barr Construction Ltd. The schools feature a swimming pool, 2 sport halls and a games hall which can also be split into another 4 sport halls. The school is owned and run by MITIE Group property management which leases the three schools to East Ayrshire council as part of a 30 year deal.
First Minister Alex Salmond visited Kilmarnock to officially open the Andrew Barclay Railway Heritage Centre. Opened in January 2008 The Heritage Centre is home to Drake 2086, a locomotive originally built by Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. in 1940.
Bonnyton Thistle FC - Part of the Scottish Youth Football Association