Ayr.—par., pari, and royal burgh, and co. town of
Ayrshire, at mouth of river Ayr, 40J miles SW. of Glas-
gow, 78J miles SW. of Edinburgh, and 384 miles from
London by rail—par., 6939 ac., pop. 10,182 ; pari, burgh,
pop. 20,812; royal burgh, pop. 8776 ; 7 Banks, 4 news-
papers. Market-days, Tuesday and Friday. The town
is connected with Newton and Wallaceton on N. side
of the river by the “Auld Brig” and “New Brig,”
celebrated by Burns. There are mfrs. of carpets,
woollen goods, and leather; iron foundries; engineer-
ing works; and shipbuilding yards. It has extensive
docks ; coal and iron are the chief exports. The
fisheries and the shipping are important. (For
statistics, see Appendix.) There are still some frag-
ments of the ramparts of the Fort of Ayr, which was
built by Cromwell in 1652. At the S. end of the town is
the racecourse, where the Western Meeting takes place
annually in September. Ayr unites with Irvine, Camp-
beltown, Inveraray, and Oban in returning 1 member
to Pari.—2. Ayr, river of Ayrshire; rising in Muirkirk
par., it flows 38 miles W. to the Firth of Clyde at
Ayr (where its estuary forms the harbour).

Ayr Parliamentary District of Burghs, consists of Ayr
and Irvine in Ayrshire, and Campbeltown, Inveraray,
and Oban in Argyllshire.

Ayre, Point of, at N. extremity of Isle of Man, on
which stands a lighthouse with a revolving one-minute
light, visible at a distance of 16 miles.

Ayron, or Aeron, river, Cardiganshire, flowing first S.
then NW. 17 miles to Cardigan Bay at Aberaeron.

Ayr Road, sta. on Lesmahagow branch of Caledonian
By., Lanarkshire, 1J mile SE. of Larkhall.

Ayrshire, a maritime co. in the SW. of Scotland,
adjoining the cos. of Renfrew, Lanark, Dumfries, Kirk-
cudbright, and Wigtown. It is in the shape of a crescent,
with the concave side, measuring about 70 miles, adjacent
to the Firth of Clyde. Its greatest breadth, across the
middle, is 30 miles. Area, 1128 ’5 sq. m., or 729,186 ac.
Pop. 217,519, or 193 persons to each sq. m. The coast
in the S. is rocky and destitute of natural harbours, but
becomes low and sandy northwards from Ayr. The
lofty islet of Ailsa Craig is comprised in this co. The
surface slopes with slight undulations from the land-
ward border, which is hilly in most parts, and is
mountainous in the SE. The soil is various, sandy
near the coast, of a rich clay in the middle parts,
and moor in the uplands. The rivers are the Garnock,
Irvine, Ayr, Doon, Girvan, and Stinchar. The largest
lake is Loch Doon, on the SE. border. The minerals
are coal, iron, limestone, and sandstone, all of which
are extensively worked. The co. is famous for dairy
produce and a fine breed of cows. The mfrs. are valu-
able, and include woollen, cotton, iron, and earthen-
ware. (For agricultural statistics, see Appendix.) The
co. comprises 43 pars, and 3 parts, the pari, and police
burghs of Ayr and Irvine (part of the Ayr Burghs—1
member), the pari, and police burgh of Kilmarnock
(part of the Kilmarnock Burghs—1 member), and the
police burghs of Ardrossan, Darvel, Galston, Largs,
Maybole, Newmilns and Greenholm, Cumnock, and
Ste warton. For pari, purposes it is divided into 2 divisions,
viz., North and South, 1 member for each division.

Aysgarth, par. and township with ry. sta., North-
Riding Yorkshire, 7 miles W. of Leyburn, on river Ure,

69,703 ac., pop. 5482; township, 1214 ac. (16 water),
pop. 370; P.O., T.O. In the vicinity is a fine fall of
the Ure, called Aysgarth Force.

Ayston, par. and seat, S. Rutland, 1 mile NW. of
Uppingham, 897 ac., pop. 108.

Aythorp Roothing, par., NW. Essex, on river Bod-
ing, 5 miles SW. of Dunmow, 1394 ac., pop. 237.

Ayton, par., North-Riding Yorkshire, 2J miles NE.
of Stokesley, 6394 ac., pop. 2020.

Ayton, coast par. and vil., in co. and 7J miles NW.
of Berwick by rail—par., 6699 ac., pop. 2040 ; vil.,
pop. 771; P.O., T.o., 2 Banks. Market-day, Thursday.
The seat of Ayton Castle, built on site of historical
ancient fortalice, is here, and in the neighbourhood
traces of several ancient camps may be observed.

Ayton Bank, vil., N. Durham, 4| miles S. by E.
of Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Ayton, East and West, 2 townships, North-Riding
Yorkshire, 4 and 5 miles SW. of Scarborough—E. A.