Fenwick, East Ayrshire

Fenwick, East Ayrshire

Fenwick is a village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. As of 2001, its population was 863.

Fenwick is the terminus of the M77 following its extension which was opened in April 2005, at the beginning of the Kilmarnock bypass.

The Fenwick Weavers' Society was founded in Fenwick in 1761 and is considered one of the first co-operatives in the world.


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