Priestland

Priestland
Priestland
 Priestland shown within East Ayrshire
Population 121 (Census 2001)
LanguageEnglish
OS grid referenceNS577374
Council areaEast Ayrshire
Lieutenancy areaAyrshire and Arran
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town DARVEL
Postcode district KA17
Dialling code 01560
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentKilmarnock and Loudoun
Scottish ParliamentKilmarnock and Irvine Valley
List of places
UK
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Coordinates: 55°36′32″N 4°15′32″W / 55.609°N 4.259°W / 55.609; -4.259

Priestland is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It has a population of 121 (Census 2001) and lies on the A71, around two miles west of Loudoun Hill, ten miles east of Kilmarnock and twenty miles south of Glasgow. It is situated in a valley through which the River Irvine runs and alongside the burghs of Galston, Newmilns and Darvel (with which it borders), forms an area known as the Upper Irvine Valley (locally referred to as The Valley).

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