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Sorn, East Ayrshire

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Local services include: a pub (closed 2022), a cafe (closed 2021), a church, a general store (closed 2019), a motorbike shop (closed) and a television shop (closed). There is also a village hall and a bowling green and primary school. In November 2007 the school was threatened with closure by East
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A topographical dictionary of Scotland, comprising the several counties, islands, cities, burgh and market towns, parishes, and principal villages, with historical and statistical descriptions: embellished with engravings of the seals and arms of the different burghs and
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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
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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.
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Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland : a survey of Scottish topography, statistical, biographical, and historical
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1950s council housing in Sorn; the brown building in the centre rear with the cream tower is the primary school
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History of the County of Ayr : with a genealogical account of the families of Ayrshire
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Sorn was a parish in Ayrshire. One gazetteer states "It is bounded on the north by
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which opened in 2006 as Scotland's first source to sea long-distance path.
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1822-1882), Member of New Zealand's Parliament (1875-1879 and 1881–1882)
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Video footage of Dalgain Lime Works and Haggis Bank lime kiln.
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Sorn is located in East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire
OS grid reference
NS548223
Council area
East Ayrshire
Lieutenancy area
Ayrshire
Country
Scotland
Sovereign state
Police
Scotland
Fire
Scottish
Ambulance
Scottish
UK Parliament
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Scottish Parliament
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
UK
Scotland
55°30.59′N 4°17.4′W / 55.50983°N 4.2900°W / 55.50983; -4.2900

Scottish Gaelic
kiln
East Ayrshire
River Ayr

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