Coalburn is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located near the villages of Auchlochan, Bankend and Braehead.
| Coalburn | |
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 Coalburn Village Green in 2007 | |
  Coalburn Location within South Lanarkshire | |
| Area | 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 1,220 (2022)[2] |
| • Density | 3,211/km2 (8,320/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | NS810348 |
| • Edinburgh | 37 mi (60 km) NE |
| • London | 322 mi (518 km) SE |
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| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LANARK |
| Postcode district | ML11 |
| Dialling code | 01555 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
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History
editThe 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
editCoalburn 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
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- ^ "Mid-2012 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ The Jim Hamilton Heritage Society of Coalburn Archived 2016-10-13 at the Wayback Machine coalburnheritage.org.uk
- ^ Current Population (2010) Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.coalburn-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk/about-coalburn-primary/ [dead link]
- ^ "Lesmahagow High School".