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Auchlochan
Auchlochan
	Auchlochan Location within South Lanarkshire
Council area	South Lanarkshire;
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Lanark and Hamilton East;
Scottish Parliament	Clydesdale;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°37′02″N 3°53′28″W / 55.617090°N 3.891100°W

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. The nearest village being Coalburn Right next to Hollandbush Golf Course [ built on Hollandbush farm coalburn .^[1]

History

From 1890 to 1968 they were several collieries in the area known as the Auchlochan Collieries.^[2]^[3] From 1907 to 1965 there was a railway station called Auchlochan Platform railway station.^{[citation needed]}

Overview

There is a MHA retirement village.^[4] As well as a golf club in coalburn.^[5]

Notable residents

Ivy Wallace (1915–2006), author and illustrator
George Patterson (1920–2012), engineer and missionary^[6]

References

^ "Teenager Jack Frame killed by drunk driver who had taken drugs". BBC News. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
^ "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". Hollandbush Golf Club. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
^ "George Patterson". The Telegraph. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.