Coalburn Explained

Official Name:Coalburn
Country:Scotland
Static Image Name:Coalburn Village Green - geograph.org.uk - 377273.jpg
Static Image Caption:Coalburn Village Green in 2007
Area Total Km2:0.38
Area Footnotes:[1]
Population Ref:
Os Grid Reference:NS810348
Map Type:Scotland
Coordinates:55.59°N -3.89°W
Post Town:LANARK
Postcode Area:ML
Postcode District:ML11
Dial Code:01555
Constituency Westminster:Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Civil Parish:Lesmahagow
Edinburgh Distance Mi:37
Edinburgh Direction:NE
London Distance Mi:322
London Direction:SE
Community Scotland:Coalburn
Unitary Scotland:South Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy Scotland:Lanarkshire
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Clydesdale

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

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 village had a population of 1,267.[3] This declined to 1,220 in a mid 2020 estimate.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mid-2012 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland . . 31 July 2014 . . 3 July 2022.
  2. http://www.coalburnheritage.org.uk/coalburn.asp The Jim Hamilton Heritage Society of Coalburn
  3. http://population.mongabay.com/population/united-kingdom/2652707/coalburn Current Population (2010)
  4. http://www.coalburn-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk/about-coalburn-primary/
  5. Web site: Lesmahagow High School.