| Cunninghame 1975 to 1996 |
 | Cunninghame (Coineagan in Scottish Gaelic) is one of three traditional districts of Ayrshire. The name was used also for a district of the Strathclyde region of Scotland, when Scottish county councils were abolished in 1975. The Cunninghame district of Strathclyde included the Isle of Arran, which was administered previously as part of Bute. Cunninghame District File links The following pages link to this file: District of Cunninghame, Ayrshire Categories: GFDL images ...
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Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir in Scottish Gaelic) was a county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. ...
Strathclyde (Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic) was one of the regional council areas of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. ...
The local government regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as a two-tier system of local government in Scotland. ...
Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ...
In the British Isles, a county council is a council that governs a county. ...
Arran shown within Argyll The Isle of Arran (Scots Gaelic: Eilean Arainn) is the largest island in the Firth of Clyde (430 km2). ...
The County of Bute (Siorrachd Bhòid in Gaelic), commonly also known as Buteshire, is one of the registration counties of Scotland. ...
The system of regions and districts was itslelf abolished in 1996, in favour of unitary council areas. The Cunnighame district (including Arran) was then reconstituted as the North Ayrshire council area. The local government regions and districts of Scotland were established under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as a two-tier system of local government in Scotland. ...
The council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ...
North Ayrshire (Siorrachd Inbhir Àir a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council regions in Scotland. ...
Ayrshire, the shire or sheriffdom of Ayr, was divided historically into three districts or bailieries. Cunninghame was in the north, along the River Irvine; Kyle was in the centre, along the River Kyle; and Carrick was in the south, along the River Doon. A shire is an administrative area of Great Britain and Australia. ...
A sherrifdom is a judicial district in Scotland. ...
The District of Kyle today forms part of East Ayrshire, Scotland. ...
The River Kyle is a small river in North Yorkshire, United Kingdom. ...
The ex-comital district of Carrick today forms part of South Ayrshire, Scotland. ...
The River Doon at Ness Glen The River Doon, flows 23 miles from Loch Doon in Ayrshire, Scotland, to join the Firth of Clyde just south of Ayr. ...
See: Subdivisions of Scotland For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as Council Areas which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Councils. They have been in use since April 1, 1996, under the provisions of the Local Government etc. ...
Meaning of place-name
Cunninghame is from Old English hamm 'river-bend' or Old Norse heim 'homestead' (as in Blenheim), with the 'Cunning-' element being of unknown origin, possibly Anglo-Saxon. Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ...
Blenheim may refer to a number of towns and cities in different countries: Blenheim, a city in New Zealand. ...
The Anglo-Saxons refers collectively to the groups of Germanic tribes who achieved dominance in southern Britain from the mid-5th century, forming the basis for the modern English nation. ...
The Cunninghames and their Ayrshire Origins Several legends are attached to the origins of the Cunninghame family, the strongest being that they were given the lands and took the name, after one of their number, Friskin or Malcolm, saved King Malcolm Canmore from the soldiers of King MacBeth. Lambroughton in the old Barony of Kilmaurs is given as being the most ancient seat of this noble and ancient family. // Lambroughton Lambroughton is in the old Barony of Kilmaurs, East Ayrshire, Scotland The Origins of the Name Lambroughton The surname and placename both appear to be derived from that of the clan McLamroch. ...
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