It is home to a mix of residential and commercial properties, centred around estates such as Bonnyton Road, Munro Avenue and Gibson Street.

Previously a village in its own right, Bonnyton was subsumed by Kilmarnock during the towns period of rapid growth and expansion in 1871.

[2] The area is home to the Bonnyton Industrial Estate, the HQ of both The KLIN Group and Brownings the Bakers, as well as nearby Kilmarnock railway station.

[3] It is believed to date back to 1316 where it is mentioned in a royal charter when Robert the Bruce, King of Scots, granted Sir Robert Boyd extensive lands at the Dean, including land at Bondington (now Bonnyton) and Hertschaw (now Hereshaw), for the support in the First War of Scottish Independence.

In 1665 the Scottish Parliament passed an act to encourage cloth production in Scotland and soon afterwards three wool mills were set up at Ayr, Newmilns and Bonnyton.

The growth of Kilmarnock in population and geographical area swallowed up Bonnyton along with the old separate village communities of Beansburn and Riccarton.

The new housing areas lacked adequate shopping and recreational facilities, and most of them were not within convenient walking distance of the old town centre.

It is now home to 62 apartments in a contemporary style and the development is considered central to Kilmarnock Town Centre and the bus and railway stations.

[9] Fashion brand and retailer Jaeger formerly occupied a large unit in the Bonnyton Industrial Estate which closed in 2002.

The company specialised in the production of white glazed sanitary ware, including the popular Espevit closet set, consisting of a toilet pan and water tank.

One of the last remaining buildings in Kilmarnock to contain Southhook manufactured white glazed bricks is located in the areas North Hamilton Street, incorporated into a terrace of houses that were erected in 1883 and designed by Robert Ingram.

The estate serves as the production base for companies including Brownings the Bakers, All Things Office and The Electrical Network.

[1] It is situated in the west of Kilmarnock, with the town centre coming under the Bonnyton catchment for the purposes of population census gathering.

[22] In the same calculation period, 100% of secondary school pupils at S4 had attained gained awards in English and Maths at SCQF Level 3 or above,[23] against a local authority average of 92.4%.

The campus was officially opened by leader of East Ayrshire Council Councillor Douglas Reid and a prayer of dedication by the Very Rev Dr David Lacy.

The Performance Schools programme is designed to give talented boys and girls, with the best potential to develop their abilities, the opportunity to practise football everyday within an educational environment.

The Right to Buy scheme in Scotland ended in July 2016, meaning tenants of council properties were no longer permitted to by their home from the local authority.

Bonnyton, as part of the Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse ward, voted in the most recent election to East Ayrshire Council.

Source: [35][36] Since the creation of the Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse ward in 2007 in East Ayrshire Council, Bonnyton has been represented by the following councillors.

The Stagecoach Number 11 bus service passes through Bonnyton at the Irvine road before finally terminating at Ardrossan in North Ayrshire.

Despite their name referencing Bonnyton, their new home ground is The Synergy Arena, located in the Townholm area of Kilmarnock, which has a capacity of 1,000.