Auchinleck is a former mining town on the high ground north of the Lugar Water in East Ayrshire, south-east of Mauchline, near Cumnock. It was a centre of Covenanters, the home of Samuel Johnson's biographer James Boswell and birthplace of William Murdoch, the pioneer of gas lighting. Auchinleck was hit hard by the closure of the High House and Barony colleries in the eighties, but has been successfully rebuilding itself. The Barony A Frame, part of the colliery's winding gear, has been restored as a monument, opened by Prince Charles in 2008. The town is home to around 3800 people and s1auchinleck.com has been developed to allow residents to share their news, views and opinions, make announcements, publicise events and show off their photos and videos.
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Property to rent in Auchinleck
Local properties from s1rental.com
- Well Road
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3 bedroom House
Auchinleck, £450
- Barony Road
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3 bedroom House
Auchinleck, £500
- Riverside Gardens
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2 bedroom House
Cumnock, £350
- Arran Drive
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2 bedroom Flat
Cumnock, £375
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Property for sale in Auchinleck
Local properties from s1homes.com
- Aird Avenue
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3 bedroom Terraced
Auchinleck, £62,000
- 1 Dippol Crescent
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3 bedroom Bungalow
Auchinleck, £140,000
- 76 Barbieston Road
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2 bedroom Terraced
Auchinleck, £38,000
- 23 Dippol Crescent
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4 bedroom Detached
Auchinleck, £154,500
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Jobs in or near Auchinleck
- Factory Manager
- Auchinleck, clientak
- Logistics Manager
- Auchinleck, clientak
- Games Hall Supervisor
- Muirkirk, East Ayrshire Council
- Team Manager (Localities South)
- Lugar, East Ayrshire Council
- Support Assistant
- Lugar, East Ayrshire Council
- Team Manager(Social Care Review)
- Galston, East Ayrshire Council
- Early Years Worker
- Cumnock, East Ayrshire Council
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