Coalburn

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

Coalburn

Coalburn Village Green in 2007
Coalburn
Location within South Lanarkshire
Population1,220 (mid-2020 est.)[1]
OS grid referenceNS810348
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLANARK
Postcode districtML11
Dialling code01555
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

History

The opencast mine that opened in the village in the late 1980s became the biggest mine in Europe by the early 1990s.[2]

In 2010 the population was 1267.[3]

Coalburn is twinned with Feuchtwangen in Germany and Fanny Bay in Canada.

Education

Coalburn Primary is a primary school in Coalburn.[4] Their affiliated high school Lesmahagow High School is in the neighbouring town of Lesmahagow.[5]

See also

References

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