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Kyle
KYLE, the middle district, anciently the
middle bailiewick, of Ayrshire. It is bounded on the north by the
river Irvine, which divides it from Cunningham; on the north-east by
Lanarkshire; on the east by Dumfries-shire; on the south by
Kirkcudbrightshire; on the south-west by the river Doon, which divides
it from Carrick; and on the west by the frith of Clyde. The river Ayr
rising on its eastern boundary, and traversing it westward to the
Clyde, divides it into Kyle-Stewart on the north, and King's-Kyle on
the south. Its chief streams, additional to the Ayr, are the Coyl and
the Luggar, tributaries of that river, —the Cessnock, a tributary of
the Irvine, —and the Nith, which drains its southeast corner, and
passes into Dumfries-shire. Its quoad civilia parishes are Dundonald,
Riccarton, Galston, Craigie, Symington, Mauchline, Sorn, Muirkirk,
Monkton, Tarbolton, Newton, St. Quivox, Stair, Auchinleck, Ayr,
Coylton, Ochiltree, Old Cumnock, New Cumnock, Dalrymple, and
Dalmellingtbn, —all in the presbytery of Ayr. Total population, in
1831,56,066; inhabited houses 7,554; families 11,435; families
employed in agriculture 2,228; families employed in trade,
manufactures, and handicrafts 5,353. For other particulars, see
article Ayrshire.
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