"Kilmarnock (/kɪlˈmɑːrnək/, Scottish Gaelic: Cille Mheàrnaig, "Marnock´s church") is a large burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of 46,350, making it the 15th most ...
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populated place in Scotland and the second largest town in Ayrshire. The River Irvine runs through its eastern section, and the Kilmarnock Water passes through it, giving rise to the name ´Bank Street´.
The first collection of work by Scottish poet Robert Burns, Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect, was published in Kilmarnock in 1786 by John Wilson, printer and bookseller and became known as the Kilmarnock Edition. The internationally distributed whisky brand Johnnie Walker originated in the town in the 19th century and until 2012 was still bottled, packaged and distilled in the town at the Johnnie Walker Hill Street plant. Protest and backing from the Scottish Government took place in 2009, after Diageo, the owner of Johnnie Walker announced plans to close the bottling plant in the town after 189 years.[10][11][12][13]" - (en.wikipedia.org 23.09.2020)
- Latitude55.611667633057
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