Editing Beith (section)

{{Short description|Town in North Ayrshire, Scotland}}
{{about|the Scottish town|the letter of the Ogham alphabet|Beith (letter)|people with the name|Beith (surname)}}
{{Overly detailed|date=October 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name                    = Beith
| gaelic_name                      = Beithe
| scots_name                       =
| local_name                       = 
| country                          = Scotland
| map_type                         = Scotland
| population                       = {{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Beith}}
| population_ref                   = ({{Scottish settlement population citation|year}})<ref>{{Scottish settlement population citation}}</ref>
| population_density               = 
| os_grid_reference                = NS349542
| edinburgh_distance               = {{convert|67|miles}}
| london_distance                  = {{convert|424|miles}}
| coordinates                      = {{coord|55.7533|-4.6319|display=inline,title}}
| post_town                        = BEITH
| postcode_area                    = KA
| postcode_district                = KA15
| dial_code                        = 01505
| constituency_westminster         = [[North Ayrshire and Arran (UK Parliament constituency)|North Ayrshire and Arran]]
| civil_parish                     = 
| unitary_scotland                 = [[North Ayrshire]]
| lieutenancy_scotland             = [[Ayrshire and Arran]]
| constituency_scottish_parliament = [[Cunninghame North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cunninghame North]] 
}}

'''Beith''' (locally {{IPAc-en|b|iː|ð}}) is a small town in the [[Garnock Valley]], [[North Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]] approximately {{convert|20|mi|abbr=off|sigfig=1}} south-west of [[Glasgow]]. The town is situated on the crest of a hill and was known originally as the "''Hill o' Beith''" (hill of the birches) after its ''Court Hill''.