Belmont is an area within the south of the town of
Ayr
Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire Subdivisions of Scotland, council area and the historic Shires of Scotlan ...
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South Ayrshire
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It was developed for local authority housing before the outbreak of World War Two in 1939, around Belmont Avenue, Chalmers Avenue and Morton Road. In the late 1950s, work commenced on a much larger council housing development at South Belmont, in an area enclosed by Peggieshill Road, Fenwickland Avenue, Burnbank Road and Dalmellington Road. The main services within the Belmont area are
Belmont Academy, which was originally built in 1960 on the site of the former Belmont House which was the home of the Mathie-Morton family,
Yeomanry House on Chalmers Road, St Paul's R.C. Church and a number of shops dotted around the area, including a
Morrisons
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supermarket in the north adjacent to Castlehill Road. St Paul's Church was built in 1967 and was designed by architect John Frederick Torry
Services
The area is bound by Annfield Burn, the A713 and railway line. It is one of the most diverse parts of Ayr, containing a mixture of affluent suburban areas and deprived council estates. Old Belmont (north of Belmont Road) is mostly made up of affluent suburban areas, with council housing confined beyond Meadowpark, Chalmers Road and Belmont Road. Most suburban areas are found along and north of Chalmers Road and in the Meadowpark and Nursery areas. Belmont Road is lined with bungalows. With the exception of the Nursery area, South Belmont is made up entirely of council housing. It has much higher deprivation in contrast to Old Belmont, and as such shares similar characteristics to neighbouring Kincaidston
Kincaidston is a housing scheme in the town of Ayr in South Ayrshire, Scotland. The estate borders Belmont to the north, Alloway to the west and the A77 to the south and east.
History
The estate was built in the 1970s. It was built by Kyl ...
located south of Annfield Burn.'Belmont, Kincaidston & St Leonard's Community Council'
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See also
*List of places in South Ayrshire
''Map of places in South Ayrshire compiled from this list''
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References
External links
About Ayr
- About Ayr, South Ayrshire Council website information about Ayr
South Ayrshire Council
- South Ayrshire Council's website contains comprehensive information about the services provided by the Council
*https://scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/st-pauls-church-ayr/
*http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/building_full.php?id=418676
Areas of Ayr
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