| Coalburn | |
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 Coalburn Village Green in 2007 | |
  Coalburn Location within South Lanarkshire | |
| Area | 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 1,220 (2020)[2] |
| • Density | 3,211/km2 (8,320/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | NS810348 |
| • Edinburgh | 37 mi (60 km) NE |
| • London | 322 mi (518 km) SE |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LANARK |
| Postcode district | ML11 |
| Dialling code | 01555 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Coalburn is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. It is located near the villages of Auchlochan, Bankend and Braehead.
The opencast mine that opened in the village in the late 1980s became the biggest mine in Europe by the early 1990s.[3]
In 2010 the village had a population of 1,267.[4] This declined to 1,220 in a mid 2020 estimate.
Coalburn Primary is a primary school in Coalburn.[5] Their affiliated high school Lesmahagow High School is in the neighbouring town of Lesmahagow.[6]
