North Ayrshire
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North Ayrshire (Scottish Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Tuath, pronounced [ʃirˠəxk iɲiˈɾʲaːɾʲ ə t̪ʰuə]) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It is headquartered at Cunninghame House in Irvine.
The area was created in 1996 as a successor to the district of Cunninghame which covered exactly the same boundaries. The mainland portion of the council area has historically been part of a greater County of Ayr, however it also contains the islands of Arran, Great Cumbrae and Little Cumbrae in the lower Firth of Clyde. All the islands were previously in the County of Bute.
North Ayrshire borders onto the areas of Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire to the north east, and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the East and South respectively.
Education
Secondary Schools In North Ayrshire
- Ardrossan Academy, Ardrossan
- St Andrew's Academy, Saltcoats (merged to form St Matthew's Academy)
- Kilwinning Academy, Kilwinning
- St Michaels Academy, Kilwinning (merged to form St Matthew's Academy)
- Greenwood Academy, Irvine
- Irvine Royal Academy, Irvine
- Auchenharvie Academy, Stevenston
- Largs Academy, Largs
- St Matthew's Academy, Saltcoats
- Garnock Academy
- Arran High School, Lamlash
Places of interest
Towns and villages
The main administration centre and largest settlement in North Ayrshire is Irvine, a new town on the coast of the Firth of Clyde, with a population of 39,527.
Other major population centres include Largs, and the Three Towns - Ardrossan, Saltcoats and Stevenson.
On the Isle of Arran, the largest town is Lamlash and there are numerous smaller villages. On Great Cumbrae, the main town is Millport.
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