- 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 | |
  Auchinleck
Auchinleck shown within Scotland |
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| Population | 3,512 [1] (2001 census) est. 3,650[2] (2006) |
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| OS grid reference | |
| Council area | East Ayrshire |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CUMNOCK |
| KA18 2xx | |
| Dialling code | 01290 |
| Police | Strathclyde |
| Fire | Strathclyde |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| European Parliament | Scotland |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Auchinleck (pronounced either "ochinlek" or in an anglified form as IPA: /ˈæflɛk/ - "affleck"; Gaelic: Achadh nan Leac- field of the flag stones) is a small town situated 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 but 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, almost wiped out Auchinleck's reason for existence. Visitors to the town in the 1990's described it as a throwback from twenty years before, with youth culture and drugs taking the place over.
Auchinleck is now slowly rebuilding itself, however, with new investment and housing. Police and public community interaction on gangs and known trouble-makers is bringing normality and a decent standard of life back into the village.
The famous Junior Football club, Auchinleck Talbot, play at Beechwood park in the village.
See also
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 on 2008-08-31.
- ^ http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/publications-and-data
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