Belmont, Ayr

Belmont
Belmont
 Belmont shown within South Ayrshire
OS grid referenceNS342205
Council areaSouth Ayrshire
Lieutenancy areaAyrshire and Arran
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town AYR
Postcode district KA7
Dialling code 01292
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentAyr, Carrick and Cumnock
Scottish ParliamentAyr
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 55°27′00″N 4°37′23″W / 55.450°N 4.623°W / 55.450; -4.623

Belmont is an area within the south of the town of Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK. It was developed for local authority housing before the outbreak of World War Two in 1939, around Belmont Avenue, Chalmers Avenue, Morton Road area. In the late 1950s, work commenced on a much larger council housing development at South Belmont, in an area enclosed by Peggieshill Road, Fenwickland Avenue, Burnbank Road and Dalmellington Road. The main services within the Belmont area are Belmont Academy, which was originally built in 1960 on the site of the former Belmont House, home of the Mathie-Morton family.

The area is bounded by Annfield Burn, the A713 and railway line. It is one of the most diverse parts of Ayr containing a mixture of affluent suburban areas and deprived council estates. Belmont North (north of Belmont Road) is mostly made up of affluent Suburban areas, with council housing confined beyond Meadowpark, Chalmers Road and Belmont Road. Most suburban areas are found along and north of Chalmers Road and in the Meadowpark and Nursery areas. Belmont Road is lined with urban housing. With the exception of the Nursery area, South Belmont is made up entirely of council housing. It has much higher deprivation compared to North Belmont, and as such shares similar characteristics to neighbouring Kincaidston located south of Annfield Burn.[1][2]

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