Prestwick
Prestwick () is a town in South Ayrshire on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland about southwest of Glasgow. It adjoins the larger town of Ayr to the south on the Firth of Clyde coast, the centre of which is about south, and the small village of Monkton to the north. It had a population of 14,901 at the 2011 census.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Prestwick
- UK place.type
- Town and former royal burgh
- UK place.static_image_name
- The Cross, Prestwick - geograph.org.uk - 5238971.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Prestwick Cross, December 2016
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NS349255
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.civil_parish
- Monkton and Prestwick
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- South Ayrshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Ayrshire and Arran
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Central Ayrshire
Article
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Transport
- Air travel
- Navy station and NATS
- Bus and road
- Landmarks
- Education
- Population
- Governance
- Councillors
- Geography
- Climate
- Sport and recreation
- Town twinning
- References
- External links
Prestwick () is a town in South Ayrshire on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland about southwest of Glasgow. It adjoins the larger town of Ayr to the south on the Firth of Clyde coast, the centre of which is about south, and the small village of Monkton to the north. It had a population of 14,901 at the 2011 census.
Glasgow Prestwick Airport is on the town's outskirts, providing passenger flights to European and historically, transatlantic destinations, as well as international cargo flights.
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