Bonnyton, East Ayrshire

Bonnyton is a residential housing area in the west of Kilmarnock, Scotland, with a mix of residential and commercial properties within the area.

Bonnyton Scots: Bonnietoun
Bonnyton Location within East Ayrshire
OS grid reference	NS4138
Council area	East Ayrshire
Shire county	East Ayrshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Kilmarnock
Postcode district	KA1
Dialling code	01563
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Scottish Parliament	Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley

Barclay House

Barclay house is a conversion of the former Caledonia Works, which is a category B listed building of the former Andrew Barclay & Son Railway Engineers; and is now home to 62 apartments in a contemporary style. The development is central to Kilmarnock Town Centre and the Bus and Railway Stations.

Grange Campus

Bonnyton is now home to 3 newly built schools, Grange Academy, Annanhill Primary and Park School which have been joined together to form Grange Campus. The 3 schools were built for a cost of around £30.000.000 by Barr Construction Ltd. The schools feature a swimming pool, 2 sport halls and a games hall which can also be split into another 4 sport halls. The school is owned and run by MITIE Group property management which leases the three schools to East Ayrshire council as part of a 30-year deal.

Andrew Barclay Railway Heritage Centre

First Minister Alex Salmond visited Kilmarnock to officially open the Andrew Barclay Railway Heritage Centre. Opened in January 2008 The Heritage Centre is home to Drake 2086, a locomotive originally built by Andrew Barclay Sons & Co. in 1940.

Sports

Bonnyton Thistle F.C. became members of the South of Scotland Football League in 2017.

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