Coalburn

Coalburn

Coalburn

Village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland

For the Canadian community, see Coalburn, Nova Scotia.

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

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History

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

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

References

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