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Dunlop is a village of some 1100 residents in East Ayrshire, roughly 7.5 miles north of Kilmarnock and 2.5 miles north of Stewarton. In the 19th and 20th centuries Dunlop emerged as an important rural centre servicing the agricultural industries in the area.

Today, Dunlop is a quiet and family-friendly rural commuter village, with many residents working in Glasgow and wider Ayrshire. Residents benefit from the particularly well-developed transport links the village has to Glasgow. It lies on the A735 road which offers connections onwards to East Renfrewshire and Glasgow proper in a good amount of time. Perhaps rather uniquely for a village of this size, it has its own railway station with services going directly to Glasgow Central Station. There are several local bus services connecting the village with Stewarton and Kilmarnock. Car and train travel are the primary methods of transport, however.

In terms of local amenities and things to do, there’s the usual array of local shops and independent businesses you would expect to have in a village of this size, which is to say there’s enough but not a wide amount of choice. Luckily, Stewarton and Kilmarnock are not too far away, and residents can travel here for more choice of things like supermarkets and the typical national retail chains. Due to the rural location of the village, residents benefit greatly from being close to nature, with many walking trails and bike paths to explore or walk the dog on.

As for local schooling then, Dunlop Primary School caters for children of nursery and primary ages. For secondary education, pupils would typically attend Stewarton Academy.