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Prestwick

Prestwick town (1991 pop. 13,355), South Ayrshire, SW Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde. Prestwick is a seaside and golfing resort with an international airport. Light aircraft are manufactured in Prestwick.

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A Dictionary of British Place-Names | 2003 | | Â© A Dictionary of British Place-Names 2003, originally published by Oxford University Press 2003. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Prestwick S. Ayr. Prestwic c.1170. Identical in origin with the previous two names.

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Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | © Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Prestwick, Scotland/UK Prestwic ‘Farm of the Priests’, similar to Preston with wīc.

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