Coalburn
| Coalburn | |
|---|---|
 Coalburn Village Green in 2007 | |
  Coalburn Location within South Lanarkshire | |
| OS grid reference | NS810348 |
| 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 | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Coalburn is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. 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.[1]
In 2010 the population was 1267.[2]
Coalburn is twinned with Feuchtwangen in Germany and Fanny Bay in Canada.
Education
Coalburn Primary is a primary school in Coalburn.[3] Their affiliated high school Lesmahagow High School is in the neighbouring town of Lesmahagow.[4]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coalburn, South Lanarkshire.
- ^ 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".
