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Coalburn
Coalburn
	Coalburn Village Green in 2007
	Coalburn Location within South Lanarkshire
Area	0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population	1,220 (2022)
• Density	3,211/km2 (8,320/sq mi)
OS grid reference	NS810348
• Edinburgh	37 mi (60 km) NE
• London	322 mi (518 km) SE
Civil parish	Lesmahagow;
Community council	Coalburn;
Council area	South Lanarkshire;
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LANARK
Postcode district	ML11
Dialling code	01555
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale;
Scottish Parliament	Clydesdale;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°35′N 3°53′W / 55.59°N 3.89°W

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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.^[3]

In 2010 the village had a population of 1,267.^[4] This declined to 1,220 in a mid 2020 estimate.

Education

Coalburn Primary is a primary school in Coalburn.^[5] Their affiliated high school Lesmahagow High School is in the neighbouring town of Lesmahagow.^[6]

References

^ "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".

[1] "Mid-2012 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

[2] "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[3] The Jim Hamilton Heritage Society of Coalburn Archived 2016-10-13 at the Wayback Machine coalburnheritage.org.uk

[4] Current Population (2010) Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine

[5] ttp://www.coalburn-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk/about-coalburn-primary/ ^{[dead link‍]}

[6] "Lesmahagow High School".

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-| static_image_name = Coalburn Village Green - geograph.org.uk - 377273.jpg
+| static_image_caption             = Coalburn Village Green in 2007
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+| area_total_km2                   = 0.38
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-| edinburgh_distance_mi     =
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-| london_distance_mi        =
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-| map_type = South Lanarkshire
-| map_alt                   =
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-| postcode_area             = ML
+| map_type                         = Scotland
+| coordinates                      = {{coord|55.59|-3.89|display=inline,title}}
-| postcode_district         = ML11
+<!-------------POSTAL INFO------------->
-| dial_code                 = 01555
+| post_town                        = LANARK
-| constituency_westminster  = [[Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale]]
-| unitary_scotland          = [[South Lanarkshire]]
+| postcode_area                    = ML
+| postcode_district                = ML11
-| lieutenancy_scotland      = [[Lanarkshire]]
+<!------------TELEPHONE INFO----------->
+| dial_code                        = 01555
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+| constituency_westminster         = [[Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale (UK Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale]]
+| civil_parish                     = Lesmahagow
+<!--------------DISTANCES-------------->
+| edinburgh_distance_mi            = 37
+| edinburgh_distance_km            =
+| edinburgh_direction              = NE
+| london_distance_mi               = 322
+| london_distance_km               =
+| london_direction                 = SE
+<!-------SCOTLAND-SPECIFIC INFO-------->
+| gaelic_name                      =
+| scots_name                       =
+| community_scotland               = Coalburn
+| unitary_scotland                 = [[South Lanarkshire]]
+| lieutenancy_scotland             = [[Lanarkshire]]
 | constituency_scottish_parliament = [[Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clydesdale]]
+}}
-}}'''Coalburn''' is a village in [[South Lanarkshire]], Scotland, [[UK]].
+'''Coalburn''' is a village in [[South Lanarkshire]], Scotland. It is located near the villages of [[Auchlochan]], [[Bankend, South Lanarkshire|Bankend]] and [[Braehead, South Lanarkshire|Braehead]].
 ==History==
 The opencast mine that opened in the village in the late 1980s became the biggest mine in Europe by the early 1990s.<ref>[http://www.coalburnheritage.org.uk/coalburn.asp The Jim Hamilton Heritage Society of Coalburn] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013222216/http://coalburnheritage.org.uk/coalburn.asp |date=2016-10-13 }} coalburnheritage.org.uk</ref>
-In 2010 the population was 1267.<ref>[http://population.mongabay.com/population/united-kingdom/2652707/coalburn Current Population (2010)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717232745/http://population.mongabay.com/population/united-kingdom/2652707/coalburn |date=2011-07-17 }}</ref>
+In 2010 the village had a population of 1,267.<ref> [http://population.mongabay.com/population/united-kingdom/2652707/coalburn Current Population (2010)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717232745/http://population.mongabay.com/population/united-kingdom/2652707/coalburn |date=2011-07-17 }}</ref> This declined to 1,220 in a mid 2020 estimate.
 == Education ==
-Coalburn Primary is a primary school in Coalburn.<ref>http://www.coalburn-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk/about-coalburn-primary/ {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2021}}</ref> Their affiliated high school [[Lesmahagow High School]] is in the neighbouring town of [[Lesmahagow]].<ref>https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200190/our_secondary_schools/838/lesmahagow_high_school {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2021}}</ref>
+Coalburn Primary is a primary school in Coalburn.<ref>http://www.coalburn-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk/about-coalburn-primary/ {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> Their affiliated high school [[Lesmahagow High School]] is in the neighbouring town of [[Lesmahagow]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200190/our_secondary_schools/838/lesmahagow_high_school|title = Lesmahagow High School}}</ref>
+== See also ==
+* [[Auchlochan Collieries]]
+* [[Coalburn railway station]]
 ==References==

v t e Settlements in South Lanarkshire
Towns	Biggar Blantyre Bothwell Cambuslang Carluke East Kilbride Hamilton Larkhall Lanark Lesmahagow Rutherglen Strathaven Uddingston
Villages and hamlets	Abington Allanton Ashgill Auchengray Auchenheath Auchlochan Auldhouse Bankend Blackwood Braidwood Burnbank Caldermill Carnwath Carstairs Carstairs Junction Cartland Chapelton Cleghorn Coalburn Coulter Crawford Crawfordjohn Crossford Dalserf Dolphinton Douglas Dunsyre Elsrickle Forth Garrion Bridge Glassford Jackton Kilncadzow Kirkfieldbank Kirkmuirhill Law Leadhills Libberton Netherburn New Lanark Newbigging Nerston Pettinain Quarter Quothquan Ravenstruther Rigside Roberton Rosebank Sandford Stonehouse Symington Tarbrax Thankerton Thorntonhall Tillietudlem Walston Wiston Woolfords Yieldshields
List of places in South Lanarkshire