History. The village became a Burgh of Barony in 1638, but its civic powers were never exercised. Riccarton is also sometimes called Ellerslie. In 1875 Riccarton had a population of 1889, but by 1951 that had increased to between 7000 and 8000; many of whom were employed at the Glenfield Works in Kilmarnock.
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Apr 18, 2024 · Information about historical East Ayrshire. ... Local history. 18 April 2024. East Ayrshire has many ... Riccarton in 1638. Many towns flourished ...
Oct 28, 2015 · History. The village became a Burgh of Barony in 1638, but its civic powers were never exercised. Riccarton is also sometimes called Ellerslie.
A southern suburb of Kilmarnock in East Ayrshire, Riccarton lies on the south side of the River Irvine. Once noted for its market, it was created a burgh in ...
A host of modern farm names can be traced back to names found in the Barony of Riccarton. Intriguing evidence for Ayrshire as Wallace's home comes from the ...
Riccarton is a village and parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It lies across the River Irvine from Kilmarnock, this river forming the boundary between ...
Riccarton and Craigie was an unopened railway station serving the village of Riccarton and the distant hamlet of Craigie, both in East Ayrshire, Scotland.
Messrs William and John Deans of Riccarton, Canterbury were the sons of Mr John Deans, Kirkstyle, Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland and were born at Kirkstyle. John ...
Mar 1, 2021 · Claimed to have been born in Ellerslie, just outside Kilmarnock, his family's ancestral castle was based at Riccarton and he led the ambush of ...
