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| OS grid reference | NS548223 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Sorn (Scottish Gaelic: Sorn, meaning a kiln) is a small village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is situated on the River Ayr. It has a population of roughly 350. Its neighbouring village is Catrine. Sorn Castle lies just outside the village.
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History
Sorn was a parish in Ayrshire. One gazetteer states "It is bounded on the north by Galston; on the east by Muirkirk; on the south by Auchinleck; and on the west by Mauchline."[1] Another states that Sorn did not exist until 1658 when it was disjoined from the parish of Mauchline.[2]
Sorn has a Covenanter history.
Sorn Today
Local services include: a pub, a church, a general store (closed 2019), a motorbike shop and a television shop. There is also a village hall and a bowling green and primary school. In November 2007 the school was threatened with closure by East Ayrshire Council.
Sorn is known for its success in the Britain in Bloom competition. In 2004 it won gold in the "Small Villages" category and has previously won, amongst other awards, the "Highly Commended Certificate" a number of times in the 1980s. Sorn is also the first village in Scotland where all parking is off-road parking.
Notable people born in Sorn
- John Campbell of Sorn nonconformist minister.
- Rev Lewis Balfour, minister of Sorn 1806 to 1824.
- George William Balfour, physician
- Alexander Peden - preacher
- Sir John Rankine FRSE - legal author
- Very Rev John Rankine, minister and Moderator of the General Assembly in 1883 (father of above)
- James Rennie - natural historian, author, and educator
- James Seaton, Member of New Zealand's Parliament (1875-1879 and 1881–1882)
See also
- Lady's Well, Auchmannoch
References
Citations
- ^ Fullarton 1854, p. 681.
- ^ Paterson 1847.
Sources
- Fullarton (pub.) (1854). The Topographical, statistical, and historical gazetteer of Scotland ; with a complete county-atlas from recent surveys, exhibiting all the lines of road, rail, and canal communication; and an appendix, containing the results of the census of 1851. Edinburgh: A. Fullarton. p. 681.
- Paterson, James (1847). History of the County of Ayr : with a genealogical account of the families of Ayrshire. Edinburgh: T.G. Stevenson. pp. 419–433.
- Stewart, John (1845). The new statistical account of Scotland. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons. pp. 126-147.
External links
- [1] Video footage of Dalgain Church.
- [2] Video footage of Holehouse Mill.
- [3] Video footage of Dalgain Lime Works and Haggis Bank lime kiln.