Auchinleck
- For the World War II Field Marshal see Sir Claude Auchinleck.
Coordinates: 55°28′24″N 4°17′55″W / 55.473349°N 4.298517°W
| Auchinleck | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Achadh nan Leac | |
| Scots: Affleck | |
 Auchinleck
Auchinleck shown within East Ayrshire |
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| Population | 3,512 [1] (2001 census) est. 3,650[2] (2006) |
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| OS grid reference | NS548223 |
| Council area | East Ayrshire |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CUMNOCK |
| Postcode district | KA18 2xx |
| Dialling code | 01290 |
| Police | Strathclyde |
| Fire | Strathclyde |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Kilmarnock & Loudoun Auchinleck Talbot won the Scottish cup 9 times |
| Scottish Parliament | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Auchinleck /ɒxɨnˈlɛk/; okh-in-lek (from Scottish Gaelic: Achadh nan Leac meaning "field of the flagstone", Scots: Affleck /ˈæflɛk/)[3] is a village five miles south-east of Mauchline, and a couple of miles north-west of Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland.
Near the village (Auchinleck Estate) is Auchinleck House, past home of the lawyer, diarist and biographer James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck.
Auchinleck has much been associated with the coal mining industry and the village was expanded after WWII with the addition of a number of houses referred to as Back Rogerton.
The closure of the collieries at High House in 1983 and nearby Barony in 1989, as well as the closure of the Curries soft drinks factory, and the closure of the Co-op shops almost wiped out Auchinleck's reason for existence.
The restoration of Barony 'A' Frame and the opening of Dumfries House to the public, as well as a local community initiative (Auchinleck Community Development Initiative) is slowly bringing a sense of pride back to this devastated village.
The famous Junior Football club, Auchinleck Talbot, play at Beechwood park in the village.
Auchinleck has three public schools: St Patricks, Auchinleck Primary and Auchinleck Academy which teaches pupils from Drongan, Catrine, Ochiltree, Mauchline, Muirkirk and Sorn as well as students from Auchinleck.
[edit] See also
- List of places in East Ayrshire
- Auchinleck railway station
- Medieval turf building in Cronberry
- Back Rogerton
[edit] References
- ^ "Comparative Population Profile: Auchinleck Locality". Scotland's Census Results Online. 2001-04-29. http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=auchinleck&mainLevel=Locality. Retrieved 2008-08-31.
- ^ http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data
- ^ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic - NewsNetScotland
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