New Cumnock
Place in East Ayrshire, KA18, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.396, -4.184 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 61 13 |
| Population: | 2,840 |
| Dialling code: | 01290 (Cumnock) |
New Cumnock is a small former mining town in East Ayrshire, Scotland, set among the rolling hills of the Southern Uplands beside the wooded glen of the River Afton. It lies on the A76 corridor and close to the border with Dumfries and Galloway, making it a quiet rural hub for surrounding farms and upland grazing.
The village has a strong industrial heritage centred on coal mining and the railways; the decline of those industries hit the local economy but also left an evocative landscape of pits, viaducts and miners’ housing. Culturally it’s famed for the link to Robert Burns’s song “Sweet Afton”, and today attracts walkers, anglers and people interested in industrial archaeology while community-driven regeneration and local events help sustain village life.
Postcode districts covering New Cumnock
Most populated places nearby
- Kilmarnock 19.3 miles
- Ayr 17.8 miles
- Irvine 23.5 miles
- Larkhall 24.8 miles
- Prestwick 17.9 miles
- Troon 21.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cumnock and New Cumnock Ward 3.6 miles
- Logan Place 4.7 miles
- Cumnock Place 4.8 miles
- Auchinleck Place 6.7 miles
- Kirkconnel and Kelloholm Place 7.4 miles
- Ochiltree Place 8.5 miles
- Ballochmyle Ward 9 miles
- Catrine Place 9.4 miles
- Muirkirk Place 9.7 miles
- Dalmellington Place 9.7 miles
Example postcodes in New Cumnock
KA18 4NU, KA18 4EZ, KA18 4BA, KA18 4JN, KA18 4DP, KA18 4AU, KA18 4AX, KA18 4DR, KA18 4LW … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 17.6 miles
- Glasgow International Airport 34.3 miles
- New Cumnock Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Auchinleck Railway Station 6.7 miles
Hotels near New Cumnock Ad
- Lochside House Hotel & Spa 4 0.3 miles
- Dumfries Arms Hotel 4 5 miles
- The Royal Hotel 5.1 miles
- Queensberry Arms Hotel 7.1 miles
Schools in New Cumnock
- New Cumnock Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Dumfries House Estate 6.7 miles
- Craighead Wood Forest 11.1 miles
- Hollybush House Estate 13.7 miles
- Lanfine Estate 14.8 miles
- Blairquhan Estate 16.4 miles
- Drumlanrig Castle Estate 17 miles
- Ayr Racecourse Recreation 17.3 miles
- Douglas Castle Estate 17.4 miles
- Crawfordton Estate 17.6 miles
- Robert Burns Birthplace Museum Museum 17.8 miles
- Somerset Park Stadium 17.8 miles
- Rhinns of Kells Mountains 18.4 miles