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Saltcoats (Baile an t-Salainn) is a small town on the west coast of North Ayrshire, Scotland. [1]

47 relations: Al Howie, Alexander Allan (ship owner), Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers, Andrew Allan (shipowner), Ardrossan, Association football, Ayrshire and Arran, Bobby Lennox, Bute and Northern Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency), Colin Hay, Conservative Party (UK), Conurbation, Cunninghame North (Scottish Parliament constituency), Cunninghame North (UK Parliament constituency), Electoral district, Firth of Clyde, George Biagi, Graeme Obree, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Hugh Allan, Hugh McMahon (footballer), James Jardine, James Manson (engineer), Janice Galloway, Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, John Murdoch (editor), Kenneth Campbell (VC), Labour Party (UK), Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway, Michael Garrett (astronomer), North Ayrshire, North Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency), North Ayrshire and Arran (UK Parliament constituency), Robert Thornton (darts player), Saltcoats North railway station, Saltcoats railway station, Scotland, ScotRail, Scottish National Party, Scottish Parliament, Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet, Stagecoach West Scotland, Steve Clarke, Stevenston, Unionist Party (Scotland), United Kingdom census, 2001, Victoria Cross.

Al Howie

Arthur "Al" Howie (September 16, 1945 – June 21, 2016) was a Canadian long-distance runner who won more than fifty marathons, ultramarathons, and multiday races in over two decades, including the 1991 Trans Canada Highway run (7295 kilometers) in the record time of 72 days and 10 hours.

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Alexander Allan (ship owner)

Captain Alexander "Sandy" Allan (26 February 1780 – 18 March 1854), was the Scottish sea captain and businessman who founded the Allan Shipping Line in 1819.

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Allan Line Royal Mail Steamers

The Allan Shipping Line was started in 1819, by Captain Alexander Allan of Saltcoats, Ayrshire, trading and transporting between Scotland and Montreal, a route which quickly became synonymous with the Allan Line.

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Andrew Allan (shipowner)

Andrew Allan (1 December 1822 – 27 June 1901) was a Scottish-born Canadian businessman and financier.

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Ardrossan

Ardrossan (Gaelic: Àird Rosain, "headland of the small promontory") is a town on the North Ayrshire coast in south-western Scotland.

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Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.

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Ayrshire and Arran

Ayrshire and Arran is a lieutenancy area of Scotland.

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Bobby Lennox

Robert Lennox, MBE (born 30 August 1943, Saltcoats, Ayrshire) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Celtic Football Club and was a member of their 1967 European Cup winning team known as the Lisbon Lions.

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Bute and Northern Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)

Bute and Northern Ayrshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983.

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Colin Hay

Colin James Hay (29 June 1953) is a Scottish-born Australian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom.

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Conurbation

A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area.

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Cunninghame North (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Cunninghame North is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood).

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Cunninghame North (UK Parliament constituency)

Cunninghame North was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005.

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Electoral district

An electoral district, (election) precinct, election district, or legislative district, called a voting district by the US Census (also known as a constituency, riding, ward, division, electoral area, or electorate) is a territorial subdivision for electing members to a legislative body.

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Firth of Clyde

The Firth of Clyde is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the southwest coast of Scotland, named for the River Clyde which empties into it.

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George Biagi

George Biagi (born 4 October 1985 in Irvine, Scotland) is an Italy international rugby union player who plays club rugby for Zebre.

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Graeme Obree

Graeme Obree (born 11 September 1965), nicknamed The Flying Scotsman, is a Scottish racing cyclist who twice broke the world hour record, in July 1993 and April 1994, and was the individual pursuit world champion in 1993 and 1995.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Hugh Allan

Sir Hugh Allan, (September 29, 1810 – December 9, 1882) was a Scottish-Canadian shipping magnate, financier and capitalist.

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Hugh McMahon (footballer)

Hugh McMahon (7 July 1906 – 1997) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool, Doncaster Rovers, Stoke City and Wrexham.

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James Jardine

James Jardine (1776–20 June 1858) was a Scottish civil engineer, mathematician and geologist.

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James Manson (engineer)

James Manson (1845-1935) was a Scottish engineer, born in Saltcoats, Ayrshire.

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Janice Galloway

Janice Galloway (born 1955 in Saltcoats, Scotland) is a writer of novels, short stories, prose-poetry, non-fiction and libretti.

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Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics

The Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester, is among the largest astrophysics groups in the UK.

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John Murdoch (editor)

John Murdoch (Gaelic;Iain MacMhuirich) (15 January 1818 – 29 January 1903) was a Scottish newspaper owner and editor and land reform campaigner who played a significant part in the campaign for crofters rights in the late 19th century.

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Kenneth Campbell (VC)

Flying Officer Kenneth Campbell (21 April 1917 – 6 April 1941) was a Scottish airman, posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for an attack which damaged the German battlecruiser ''Gneisenau'', moored in Brest, France.

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Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom.

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Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway

The Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway (L&AR) was an independent railway company built to provide the Caledonian Railway with a shorter route for mineral traffic from the coalfields of Lanarkshire to Ardrossan Harbour, in Scotland.

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Michael Garrett (astronomer)

Professor Michael (Mike) Garrett (born 1964) is the Director of Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics as of September 2016.

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North Ayrshire

North Ayrshire (Siorrachd Àir a Tuath) is one of 32 council areas in Scotland.

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North Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency)

North Ayrshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918.

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North Ayrshire and Arran (UK Parliament constituency)

North Ayrshire and Arran is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the south-west of Scotland within the North Ayrshire council area.

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Robert Thornton (darts player)

Robert Thornton (born 17 July 1967) is a Scottish professional darts player who competes in the Professional Darts Corporation.

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Saltcoats North railway station

Saltcoats North railway station was a railway station serving the town of Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland as part of the Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway.

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Saltcoats railway station

Saltcoats railway station is a railway station serving the town of Saltcoats, North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Scotland

Scotland (Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain.

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ScotRail

ScotRail refers to a number of rail firms that have operated trains in Scotland under the ScotRail brand beginning in September 1983.

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Scottish National Party

The Scottish National Party (SNP; Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba, Scots Naitional Pairtie) is a Scottish nationalist and social-democratic political party in Scotland.

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Scottish Parliament

The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: The Scots Pairlament) is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland.

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Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet

Sir Hugh Thomas Munro, 4th Baronet (16 October 1856–19 March 1919) was a Scottish mountaineer who is best known for his list of mountains in Scotland over 3,000 feet (914.4 m), known as the Munros.

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Stagecoach West Scotland

Stagecoach West Scotland is an operating region of Stagecoach UK Bus, comprising Western Buses Ltd based in Ayr, Scotland.

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Steve Clarke

Stephen Clarke (born 29 August 1963) is a Scottish former football player, who is the current manager of Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock.

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Stevenston

Stevenston (Steenstoun, Baile Steaphain) is a town and parish in North Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Unionist Party (Scotland)

The Unionist Party was the main centre-right political party in Scotland between 1912 and 1965.

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United Kingdom census, 2001

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001.

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Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the British honours system.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saltcoats

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