Coalburn

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Coalburn
Coalburn Village Green in 2007
Coalburn is located in South Lanarkshire
Coalburn
Coalburn
Location within South Lanarkshire
Area0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi) [1]
Population1,220 (mid-2020 est.)[2]
• Density3,211/km2 (8,320/sq mi)
OS grid referenceNS810348
• Edinburgh37 mi (60 km) NE
• London322 mi (518 km) SE
Civil parish
  • Lesmahagow
Community council
  • Coalburn
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLANARK
Postcode districtML11
Dialling code01555
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°35′N 3°53′W / 55.59°N 3.89°W / 55.59; -3.89

Coalburn is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. It is located near the villages of Auchlochan, Bankend and Braehead.

History[edit]

The opencast mine that opened in the village in the late 1980s became the biggest mine in Europe by the early 1990s.[3]

In 2010 the village had a population of 1,267.[4] This declined to 1,220 in a mid 2020 estimate.

Education[edit]

Coalburn Primary is a primary school in Coalburn.[5] Their affiliated high school Lesmahagow High School is in the neighbouring town of Lesmahagow.[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mid-2012 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ The Jim Hamilton Heritage Society of Coalburn Archived 2016-10-13 at the Wayback Machine coalburnheritage.org.uk
  4. ^ Current Population (2010) Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ http://www.coalburn-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk/about-coalburn-primary/ [dead link]
  6. ^ "Lesmahagow High School".