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| official_name = Bellsbank |
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| static_image_caption = Bellsbank View Bellsbank viewed from the south side of Bogton Loch. |
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| population_ref = ({{United Kingdom statistics year|ScotSettlement}})<ref>{{Scotland settlement population citation}}</ref> |
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| population_ref = <ref>{{cite web|publisher=Scotland's Census Results Online|title =Comparative Population Profile: Bellsbank Locality | url=http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=bellsbank&mainLevel=Locality | date = 2001-04-29| accessdate =2008-08-31 }}</ref> ([[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census]])<br> |
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est. 1,530<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-05-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916182939/http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data |archivedate=2009-09-16 }}</ref> (2006) |
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| postcode_district = KA6 7''xx'' |
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| dial_code = 01292 55 |
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| constituency_westminster = [[Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock]] |
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| unitary_scotland = [[East Ayrshire]] |
| unitary_scotland = [[East Ayrshire]] |
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| constituency_scottish_parliament = [[Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley]] |
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'''Bellsbank''' is a village half a mile away from the market town of [[Dalmellington]] in [[East Ayrshire]], Scotland. It is the second-highest place in [[East Ayrshire]]; only Muirkirk is higher than this. Bellsbank is now classed as a separate town from Dalmellington. |
'''Bellsbank''' is a village half a mile away from the market town of [[Dalmellington]] in [[East Ayrshire]], Scotland. It is the second-highest place in [[East Ayrshire]]; only Muirkirk is higher than this. Bellsbank is now classed as a separate town from Dalmellington. |
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==History== |
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Bellsbank was originally established to provide housing for the population of [[Benquhat]] (one of several "ghost" villages in the Doon Valley that have been demolished). |
Bellsbank was originally established to provide housing for the population of [[Benquhat]] (one of several "ghost" villages in the Doon Valley that have been demolished). |
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Expanded between the wars to house miners from worked out areas that were relocated there. Laid out by the County Council the houses looked out over Bogton Loch, Craigengillan Estate and the Loch Doon Hills. |
Expanded between the wars to house miners from worked out areas that were relocated there. Laid out by the County Council the houses looked out over Bogton Loch, Craigengillan Estate and the Loch Doon Hills. |
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==Educational provision== |
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==Awards and accolades== |
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Bellsbank was the winner of the Scottish Civic Trust - My Place Award thanks to the partnership between East Ayrshire Council and community group CANI in the Community. Bellsbank has also gained media attention due to a scheme by East Ayrshire Council in partnership with CANI in the Community and the local Primary School in which houses were rendered in pastel colours to improve the look of the village following years of decline. |
Bellsbank was the winner of the Scottish Civic Trust - My Place Award thanks to the partnership between East Ayrshire Council and community group CANI in the Community. Bellsbank has also gained media attention due to a scheme by East Ayrshire Council in partnership with CANI in the Community and the local Primary School in which houses were rendered in pastel colours to improve the look of the village following years of decline. |
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Latest revision as of 05:05, 10 February 2024
| Bellsbank | |
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| Village | |
 Bellsbank View Bellsbank viewed from the south side of Bogton Loch. | |
  Bellsbank Location within East Ayrshire | |
| Population | 1,260 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NS480045 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | KA6 7xx |
| Dialling code | 01292 55 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Bellsbank is a village half a mile away from the market town of Dalmellington in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is the second-highest place in East Ayrshire; only Muirkirk is higher than this. Bellsbank is now classed as a separate town from Dalmellington.
History
[edit]Bellsbank was originally established to provide housing for the population of Benquhat (one of several "ghost" villages in the Doon Valley that have been demolished).
Expanded between the wars to house miners from worked out areas that were relocated there. Laid out by the County Council the houses looked out over Bogton Loch, Craigengillan Estate and the Loch Doon Hills.
Educational provision
[edit]Bellsbank welcomed a new primary school in February 2020, to replace the old school opened in 1955. The new school was built in the grounds of the old school and opened to pupils on 9 February 2020. The current head teacher is Donald Currie.
Awards and accolades
[edit]Bellsbank was the winner of the Scottish Civic Trust - My Place Award thanks to the partnership between East Ayrshire Council and community group CANI in the Community. Bellsbank has also gained media attention due to a scheme by East Ayrshire Council in partnership with CANI in the Community and the local Primary School in which houses were rendered in pastel colours to improve the look of the village following years of decline.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
External links
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- ^ "East Ayrshire mining village paints its way out of deprivation". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 9 February 2021.