Auchlochan
Appearance
Auchlochan
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New accommodation at Auchlochan, 2007 | |
Location within South Lanarkshire | |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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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, with the nearest village being Coalburn.
History
[edit]From 1890 to 1968, they were several collieries in the area, known generally as the Auchlochan Collieries.[1][2] From 1907 to 1965, there was a railway station called Auchlochan Platform.[citation needed]
Overview
[edit]There is a Methodist Homes (MHA) retirement village in Auchlochlan,[3] and the Hollandbush Golf Club is just south of the village.[4][5]
Notable residents
[edit]- Ivy Wallace (1915–2006), author and illustrator
- George Patterson (1920–2012), engineer and missionary[6]
See also
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire.
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Auchlochan Collieries". Coalburn Heritage. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ "Housing Conditions of Miners". Scottish Mining Website. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ "Auchlochan Garden Village". Auchlochan Garden Village. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ "Welcome to". Hollandbush Golf Club. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ "Teenager Jack Frame killed by drunk driver who had taken drugs". BBC News. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ↑ "George Patterson". The Telegraph. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.