Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Stevenston within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Stevenston, town and par., Ayrshire - par. (containing Ardeer Works and part of town of Saltcoats), 3771 ac., pop. 5694; town, 1 mile NE. of Saltcoats, 2½ miles E. of Ardrossan, and 28 miles SW. of Glasgow by rail, pop. 3556; P.O., T.O. Many of the inhabitants find employment at the neighbouring coal mines and at Ardeer Works, which include ironworks, a foundry, a valuable sandstone quarry, and a dynamite factory.