Auchinleck
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Mauchline
Mauchline is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. In the 2001 census it had a recorded population of 4105. It lies by the Glasgow and South Western Railway line, 8 miles east-southeast of Kilmarnock and 11 miles northeast of Ayr. It is situated on a gentle slope about 1 mile from the River Ayr,...
, and a couple of miles north-west of Cumnock
Cumnock
Cumnock is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The town sits at the confluence of the Glaisnock Water and the Lugar Water...
in East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders on to North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway...
, Scotland
Scotland
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Near the village (Auchinleck Estate) is Auchinleck House
Auchinleck House
Auchinleck House is an 18th-century mansion in Scotland. It is situated near the town of Auchinleck near Cumnock and Ayr in East Ayrshire. The Auchinleck Estate has been inhabited since the 13th century, and the remains of Auchinleck Castle and Auchinleck Old House stand in the estate...
, past home of the lawyer
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
, diarist and biographer James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck
James Boswell
James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland; he is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson....
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Auchinleck has much been associated with the coal mining
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
industry and the village was expanded after WWII with the addition of a number of houses referred to as Back Rogerton
Back Rogerton
Back Rogerton was built in the post-WWII housing boom. It is a part of Auchinleck. East Ayrshire, Scotland.The area was bounded by the disused Rogerton Quarry, railway lines and Back Rogerton Farm...
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The closure of the collieries at High House in 1983 and nearby Barony in 1989, as well as the closure of the Curries soft drinks factory, and the closure of the Co-op shops almost wiped out Auchinleck's reason for existence.
The restoration of Barony 'A' Frame and the opening of Dumfries House to the public, as well as a local community initiative (Auchinleck Community Development Initiative) is slowly bringing a sense of pride back to this devastated village.
The famous Junior Football club, Auchinleck Talbot, play at Beechwood park in the village.
Auchinleck has three public schools: St Patricks, Auchinleck Primary and Auchinleck Academy which teaches pupils from Drongan, Catrine, Ochiltree, Mauchline, Muirkirk and Sorn as well as students from Auchinleck.
See also
- List of places in East Ayrshire
- Auchinleck railway stationAuchinleck railway stationAuchinleck railway station is a railway station in the town of Auchinleck, East Ayrshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line.- History :...
- Medieval turf building in CronberryMedieval turf building in CronberryExcavations in Cronberry East Ayrshire, Scotland by Headland Archaeology revealed a medieval turf building and a nearby enclosure of unknown date. The turf structure was sub-rectangular and contained a hearth surrounded by some paving. Pottery dating to no later than the 16th century was recovered...
- Back RogertonBack RogertonBack Rogerton was built in the post-WWII housing boom. It is a part of Auchinleck. East Ayrshire, Scotland.The area was bounded by the disused Rogerton Quarry, railway lines and Back Rogerton Farm...