Crosshill, South Ayrshire

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|unitary_scotland = South Ayrshire

|lieutenancy_scotland = Ayrshire and Arran

|post_town = MAYBOLE

|postcode_area = KA

|postcode_district = KA19

|constituency_westminster = Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

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Crosshill is a small village in South Ayrshire, Scotland.The Imperial gazetteer of Scotland. 1854. Vol.I. (AAN-GORDON) by Rev. John Marius Wilson. pp.324-325. https://archive.org/stream/imperialgazettee01wils#page/324/mode/2up It lies on the left bank of the Water of Girvan and 2.8 miles (4.5 km) southeast of the town of Maybole on the B7023 road.

Crosshill has a primary school.

History

According to Historic Environment Scotland, "Crosshill was planned in the early 19th century as a weaver's village with many of the weavers coming from Ireland to work and is described in the Buildings of Scotland, (2012) as being the least altered example of a weavers' village in Ayrshire",https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/apex/f?p=1505:300:::::VIEWTYPE,VIEWREF:designation,LB7559 especially in reference to the cottages that line Dalhowan Street.

Crosshill railway station (Ayrshire) served the village from 1860 to 1862 on the Maybole and Girvan Railway.

References

Category:Villages in Carrick, Scotland