Cumnock (Scotland)

Cumnock ; Scottish Gaelic Cumnag
	Old Cumnock Old Church
Coordinates	55 ° 27 ′ N , 4 ° 16 ′ W Coordinates: 55 ° 27 ′ N , 4 ° 16 ′ W
	Cumnock
	Cumnock
Residents	9039 2011 census
administration
Post town	CUMNOCK
ZIP code section	KA18
prefix	01290
Part of the country	Scotland
Council area	East Ayrshire
British Parliament	Ayr, Carrick, and Cumnock
Scottish Parliament	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley

Cumnock ( Gaelic : Cumnag ) is a town in the center of the Scottish Council Area East Ayrshire . It is located at the confluence of Glaisnock Water and Lugar Water around 20 km southeast of Kilmarnock and 60 km northwest of Dumfries .

history

In 1509 Cumnock received the rights of a Burgh of Barony . The city developed in connection with various industries such as coal and gas extraction and weaving. The production of snuffboxes, pottery and agricultural implements have also been important in the past. Various markets were held regularly in the city during the 19th century. In 1873, mining of ferrous rocks began in Cumnock, but was abandoned after around 30 years. In the 20th century, the industrial structure changed to the production of clothing and yarn. Electronics companies were added later. In addition, the mining of mineral resources, this time in open pit mining, has been resumed.

traffic

Cumnock is located at the intersection of two trunk roads, the A70 and the A76 . As early as the 19th century, the city received its own train station along the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway . However, it was closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching Ax .

sons and daughters of the town

Andrew Mitchell Torrance DL (1845–1909), Liberal Party politician
Eric Caldow (1934–2019), football player and coach
George Burley (born 1956), football player

Individual evidence

^ List of Gaelic expressions
↑ ^a ^b Cumnock (Old Cumnock). East Ayrshire. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .
↑ ^a ^b Cumnock. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 2: (Cor - Edn). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1884, p. 327 .

Web links

Commons : Cumnock - collection of images, videos and audio files

[1] List of Gaelic expressions

[scogaz-2] Cumnock (Old Cumnock). East Ayrshire. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .

[brotgroome-3] Cumnock. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 2: (Cor - Edn). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1884, p. 327 .