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Annbank
	Annbank Location within South Ayrshire
Population	890 (2022)
OS grid reference	NS4023
Council area	South Ayrshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Ayr
Postcode district	KA6
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Central Ayrshire;
Scottish Parliament	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°28′N 4°32′W / 55.47°N 04.53°W

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Annbank is a village in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is around five miles east of Ayr. Originally a mining settlement, it once had a rail link to Ayr via the Auchincruive Waggonway.

The village has a village hall, bakery, shop, bowling green, junior football club (Annbank United) and a pub. The pub is known as "Tap o'the Brae" which in May 2014 won Ayrshire pub of the year.

Weston Bridge Halt railway station was located at the bridge of that name near Annbank and stood close to Ayr Colliery No.9. It was used by miners travelling to their respective collieries.

Annbank House once overlooked the River Ayr and Gadgirth Holm however it was demolished after use as a hotel.

Gadgirth Old Ha' stood on the River Ayr close to Privick Mill and the old Gadgirth House.

The Castle and Barony of Gadgirth was once located beside the River Ayr to the east of Annbank.

Notable people

James Brown, Member of Parliament 1918-1939
Sam Donnelly, professional footballer

References

^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

External links

Video footage of the old Gadgirth Estate and Annbank House

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[1] "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

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 '''Annbank''' is a village in [[South Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]]. It is around five miles east of [[Ayr]]. Originally a mining settlement, it once had a rail link to Ayr via the [[Auchincruive Waggonway]].
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 [[Weston Bridge Halt railway station]] was located at the bridge of that name near Annbank and stood close to Ayr Colliery No.9. It was used by miners travelling to their respective collieries.
+Annbank House once overlooked the River Ayr and Gadgirth Holm however it was demolished after use as a hotel.
-In 2019 the local shop ran out of rolls at 10.13 am. This is a minute earlier than usual. This caused major panic in the village with some people protesting outside the shop for 6 days.
+[[Gadgirth Old Ha']] stood on the [[River Ayr]] close to Privick Mill and the old Gadgirth House.
-The village boasts a 6 hole golf course situated within the local football park. Holes include the famous "creeky hut" , "slope to heaven" and the brutal "alang the line". The golf course accounts for about 25% of annbank's tourism revenue with visitors coming from as far and wide as Failford.
+The [[Castle and Barony of Gadgirth]] was once located beside the [[River Ayr]] to the east of Annbank.
-The course record is held by joey drinkell junior who carded a 12 under round on his way to his 3rd Annbank Masters in 1986. It is after this victory he coined his now famous phrase "I've tamed ye noo" in reference to the difficulty of the course.
+==Notable people==
-In 2007 aged only 26 james mcclelland aka “staffa the sqirrel” set a new record for most money lost in annbank bowling green puggy in one night.his record still stands at £36.
+*[[James Brown (Scottish politician)|James Brown]], Member of Parliament 1918-1939
+*[[Sam Donnelly]], professional footballer
+== References ==
-In June 1999 the village was shortlisted for "South Ayrshire Village of the Month". They heartbreakingly lost out to Minishant in a titanic battle with the deciding factor being the number of working street lights.
+{{Reflist}}
+==External links==
-The cover on the Daggermite's 2004 Album "Ain't no Heartbreak in Here Friend" features a picture of a man sitting on top of the phone box in the village. It is said to symbolise the human race's struggle with commitment.
+*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv8wrfxOGx4 Video footage of the old Gadgirth Estate and Annbank House]
-There are a few woodland walks surrounding the village which have proved extremely popular with ramblers. The walks include "Cookie Jar", "Trevor's Dilemma" and "Angel of the North".
-Although they were not black,infact their legs were as white as snow,and they could not box eggs,after a 14 hour table tennis  battle at the community centre kris “the badger” mitchell and tommy “tucker” sloan went down in history in a bout known as “the thriller in vanilla”.this was prob called this due to the badgers long white fingers and tuckers long pale forehead and although the game was wiped from the history books(tucker famously failed the performance enhancing drugs test and the badger broke every rule in the 1956 anti gambling act)no one can ever take away their sweat and tears from that day.who won?just ask anyone born in the village between 1926 and 2001.
-The first hot air balloon flight in Ayrshire made its maiden voyage from the field next to New Pebble Park on 14th May 1909. The pilot was a Hungarian Tram engineer called Andres Steinkov. Steinkov had moved to Scotland 20 years previously and his family had settled in Annbank by the late 1800s. His flight had been the result of many years of meticulous planning and several failed attempts. The inaugural flight reached its destination of nearby village Tarbolton. On landing in his destination Steinkov proclaimed "menka janto weebel" which in Hungarian means "came, conquered, won". It is still considered one of the greatest feats ever achieved in Ayrshire.
-==Notable people==
-*[[Sam Donnelly]], professional footballer
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 [[Category:Villages in South Ayrshire]]

v t e South Ayrshire
Towns	Ayr Girvan Maybole Prestwick Troon
Villages, hamlets, and suburbs	Alloway Annbank Ballantrae Barassie Barr Barrhill Belmont Colmonell Coodham Coylton Craigie Crosshill Dailly Doonfoot Dundonald Dunure Failford Heathfield Joppa Kincaidston Kirkmichael Kirkoswald Lendalfoot Loans Maidens Minishant Monkton Mossblown Old Dailly Pinmore Pinwherry Seafield Straiton Symington Tarbolton Turnberry
See Also	Carrick Kyle Kyle and Carrick Strathclyde South Ayrshire Council elections
Neighbouring council areas: East Ayrshire North Ayrshire Dumfries and Galloway