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| official_name= Beith |
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| country= Scotland |
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| map_type= Scotland |
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| population= 6,346 |
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| os_grid_reference= NS349542 |
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| latitude= 55.7533 |
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| longitude= -4.6319 |
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| post_town= BEITH |
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| postcode_area= KA |
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| postcode_district= KA15 |
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| dial_code= 01505 |
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| constituency_westminster= [[North Ayrshire and Arran (UK Parliament constituency)|North Ayrshire and Arran]] |
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| unitary_scotland= [[North Ayrshire]] |
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| lieutenancy_scotland= [[Ayrshire and Arran]] |
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| constituency_scottish_parliament= [[Cunninghame North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cunninghame North]] |
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{{dablink|This article is about the Scottish town. For the letter of the [[Ogham]] alphabet, see [[Beith (letter)]].}} |
{{dablink|This article is about the Scottish town. For the letter of the [[Ogham]] alphabet, see [[Beith (letter)]].}} |
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It was also home to many world-famous cabinet works, such as [[Stevenson and Higgins]]. |
It was also home to many world-famous cabinet works, such as [[Stevenson and Higgins]]. |
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The town was once served by two railway stations: [[Beith North railway station|Beith North]] and [[Beith Town railway station|Beith Town]]. Both these stations are now closed, with the nearest station now being [[Glengarnock railway station|Glengarnock]]. |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 16:16, 6 May 2007
Beith is a small town in North Ayrshire, Scotland. Its population at the 2001 census was 6,346. [1]
One of its main claims to fame is that a signatory of the American Declaration of Independence, the Rev. John Witherspoon, was a former minister of its parish.
Dr Henry Faulds, the originator of the forensic use of fingerprinting as a means to identify criminals, was born in Beith in 1843.
It was also home to many world-famous cabinet works, such as Stevenson and Higgins.
The town was once served by two railway stations: Beith North and Beith Town. Both these stations are now closed, with the nearest station now being Glengarnock.
Beith also has its own golf course (the 8th hardest amateur course in Britain), two Church of Scotland churches, 102nd Scout Group, and modern Primary school. The Royal Navy also maintains an armament depot, DMC Beith, in the area.
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55°44′N 4°38′W / 55.733°N 4.633°W
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