Place:Cumnock and Doon Valley, Strathclyde Region, Scotland

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NameCumnock and Doon Valley
Alt namesCumnag agus Srath Dhùinsource: Wikipedia
TypeFormer district
Coordinates55.466°N 4.451°W
Located inStrathclyde Region, Scotland     (1975 - 1996)
See alsoAyrshire, Scotlandcounty which included the district until 1975
East Ayrshire, Scotlandunitary council replacing Cumnock and Doon Valley district


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Cumnock and Doon Valley was one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland from 1973 to 1996.

The district was created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 from part of the county of Ayr, namely:

The district council's headquarters were at Lugar, near Cumnock.

The district was abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, when the regions and districts were replaced by unitary council areas. The area of Cumnock and Doon Valley District was merged with that of Kilmarnock and Loudoun to form East Ayrshire.

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Because of the fairly short and modern existence of this district, no material of genealogical interest has been attached to it. Refer to Ayrshire and the parishes within it.

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