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STEWARTON

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Originally appearing in Volume V25, Page 915 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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STEWARTON  , a municipal and

police burgh, in the Cunning-
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ham
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district of
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Ayrshire, Scotland . Pop . (r9o1), 2858 . It is situated on Annick
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Water, 19 m . S.W. of
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Glasgow by the Glasgow & South-Western railway . The
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town lies in a
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fine agricultural district, famed for its
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dairy produce . Two cattle and two horse fairs are held yearly; at the '
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October cattle
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fair there is the largest show of Ayrshire dairy stock in Scotland . About 2 M. north by west is Dunlop (pop . 473)) which gave its name to a cheese that at one time commanded a large market .

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