Coalburn is a village in
South Lanarkshire
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, Scotland,
UK. It is located near the villages of
Auchlochan
Auchlochan is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the River Nethan and is located near the villages of Birkwood, Braehead and Coalburn. The nearest town being Lesmahagow which is
connected via New Trows Road.
History
From 1890 ...
,
Bankend and
Braehead
Braehead ( sco, Braeheid, Gaelic: ''Ceann a' Bhruthaich'') is a commercial development located at the former site of Braehead Power Station in Renfrew on the south bank of the River Clyde in Renfrew, Renfrewshire. It is particularly notable ...
.
History
The opencast mine that opened in the village in the late 1980s became the biggest mine in Europe by the early 1990s.
In 2010 the population was 1267.
Coalburn is twinned with
Feuchtwangen in
Germany
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and
Fanny Bay
Fanny Bay is a small hamlet in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located on Baynes Sound on the east coast of Vancouver Island. In 2001, its population was listed as 815. It is best known for its fine oysters. The area is served b ...
in
Canada
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.
Education
Coalburn Primary is a primary school in Coalburn. Their affiliated high school
Lesmahagow High School
Lesmahagow High School is a non-denominational secondary school in Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The new school building opened in 2007. The current head teacher is Barbara Lee. The school has four deputy head teachers: David Robe ...
is in the neighbouring town of
Lesmahagow
Lesmahagow ( ; sco, Lismahagie or ''Lesmahagae'', gd, Lios MoChuda) is a small town in the historic county of Lanarkshire on the edge of moorland, near Lanark in the central belt of Scotland. Lesmahagow was also a civil parish. It lies west o ...
.
See also
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Auchlochan Collieries
The Auchlochan Collieries were several collieries in Auchlochan and Coalburn, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Production started in 1894 - run by Caprington and Auchlochan Collieries Ltd and then by William Dixon & Company from the 1930s before the ...
*
Coalburn railway station
Coalburn railway station served Coalburn, a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Brita ...
References
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Villages in South Lanarkshire
Mining communities in Scotland