Mauchline
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| Mauchline shown within East Ayrshire | |
| Population | 4,105 |
| OS grid reference | NS498272 |
| • Edinburgh | 70 mi (110 km) SW |
| • London | 380 mi (610 km) SSE |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MAUCHLINE |
| Postcode district | KA5 |
| Dialling code | 01290 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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| Website | www.mauchlinevillage.co.uk |
Mauchline (/ˈmɒxlɪn/; Scottish Gaelic: Maghlinn) is a town and civil parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland. In the 2001 census Mauchline had a recorded population of 4,105. The town lies by the Glasgow and South Western Railway line, 8 miles (13 km) east south east of Kilmarnock and 11 miles (18 km) north east of Ayr. It is situated on a gentle slope about 1 mile (1.6 km)) from the River Ayr, which flows through the south of the parish of Mauchline.
In former days Loch Brown was about 1 mile west of the town, but was drained when the railway line from Kilmarnock was built. Bruntwood Loch, near the old laird's house of that name, was once an important site for waterfowl, but drained for agriculture in the eighteenth century.
In 1165, Walter fitz Alan, High Steward of Scotland, granted a charter giving land to the Cistercian Monks of Melrose. In those days the parish extended to the border with Lanarkshire at Glenbuck. The monks built an abbey, the ruins of which still exist and are known as Hunters Tower or, more recently, as Mauchline Castle. Mauchline was created a burgh of barony by James IV in 1510 and was granted a further charter in 1610; both these charters however have been lost, believed to have perished in a fire at Register House, Edinburgh, in the 17th century. A ley tunnel is said to run from the castle of Mauchline to that of Kingencleugh.
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