Fenwick is a village in
East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire ( sco, Aest Ayrshire; gd, Siorrachd Àir an Ear) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland. It shares borders with Dumfries and Galloway, East Renfrewshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and South Lanarkshire. The headquart ...
,
Scotland
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. In 2019, its population was estimated to be 989.
Fenwick is the terminus of the
M77 following its extension which was opened in April 2005, at the beginning of the
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...
bypass.
History
The
Fenwick Weavers' Society
The Fenwick Weavers' Society was a professional association created in the village of Fenwick, East Ayrshire, Scotland in 1761.
In 1769, the society formed a consumer co-operative for the benefit of members.
The original purpose of the society ...
was founded in Fenwick in 1761 and is considered one of the first
co-operative
A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-control ...
s in the world.
Fenwick Parish Church dates back to 1643, with Rev. Colin Strong currently overseeing its leadership. The Primary School in Fenwick currently feeds to
Loudoun Academy
Loudoun Academy is a secondary school in the outskirts of Galston, East Ayrshire, in Scotland serving the Loudoun district which includes the Irvine Valley, Kilmarnock, and surrounding rural areas of East Ayrshire. The school was built in 1971. ...
in
Galston. In summer 2017, the primary school underwent an extension that saw a new gym hall built and the old dinner hall and hut demolished.
The two main areas of Fenwick are High Fenwick and Laigh Fenwick, referring directly to the area of housing and community at the top of Kirkton Road and the area of housing at the bottom. There remains a friendly rivalry between these two areas which culminates with the annual Fenwick gala cricket match where the two sides face off against each other.
John Fulton Hall is in Fenwick, located next door to what used to be the Fenwick Medical Practice (which relocated from the rear of the local newsagents in the 1990s) an
WANT Hair SalonKB Holistic and Alternative Therapiesis located on the site of the practice, which closed due to a lack of GPs.
The Post Office (which is located on the Main Street) used to be located next to Waterslap but also moved closer to the main hub of the village in the 1990s. The old location of the Post Office has since been occupied by Fenwick Fine Foods and, recently, Logan's Larder.
The Fenwick Hotelused to be Best Western Hotel but now runs independently. The Kings Arms pub is located a few houses up from Jessie Gordon's Store, the longest-running single-owner private establishment in Fenwick from 1975 to 2016. Her husband Willie Gordon (who was Janitor at Fenwick Primary School for 34 years) was also a regular paper boy for the shop up to the grand age of 89.
McFadzean Garage is located next to the former
Church of Scotland
The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland.
The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Scottish Reformation, Reformation of 1560, when it split from t ...
Nursing Home, Dunselma. Dunselma has been closed and the building demolished and all that remains of it is part of a road leading up to the site. Hall House opposite Fenwick Fine foods delicatessen and coffee shop is a Nursing Home.
Notable people
*George Allan was minister and shot several films of the village.
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William Guthrie, minister and author of The Christian's Great Interest
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John Paton,
Covenanter
Covenanters ( gd, Cùmhnantaich) were members of a 17th-century Scottish religious and political movement, who supported a Presbyterian Church of Scotland, and the primacy of its leaders in religious affairs. The name is derived from ''Covenan ...
, army captain, executed in the
Grassmarket
The Grassmarket is a historic market place, street and event space in the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. In relation to the rest of the city it lies in a hollow, well below surrounding ground levels.
Location
The Grassmarket is located direct ...
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Rev James Barr leader of the United Free Church Continuing and politician
References
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External links
WANT Hair Salon - FacebookKB Holistic Therapy - Home, Facebook
Villages in East Ayrshire
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