Kilwinning is a
hamlet
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in
Saskatchewan
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. The community is named after
Kilwinning
Kilwinning (, ; ) is a town in North Ayrshire, Scotland. It is located on the banks of the River Garnock in Ayrshire, west/central Scotland, about southwest of Glasgow. Kilwinning's neighbours are the coastal towns of Stevenston to the west an ...
in North Ayrshire, Scotland, which was the original home of its first postmaster, James Dunlop. It had a post office from 1905 to 1963.
See also
References
Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan
Leask No. 464, Saskatchewan
Division No. 16, Saskatchewan
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