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East Ayrshire

Sorn

Sorn is a small village in , Scotland. It is situated on the . It has a population of roughly 350. Its neighbouring village is . Sorn Castle lies just outside the village.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in East Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Sorn, East Ayrshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Catrine Parish Church and Ballochmyle House.

Church
Photo: Angela Mudge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles west of Sorn.

Building
Photo: Richard Dorrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an 18th-century country house near in , Scotland that was the seat of the Alexander of Ballochmyle family. From 1939 to 2000, it was the location of Ballochmyle Hospital operated by NHS Ayrshire and Arran. is situated 2 miles west of Sorn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Catrine and Auchinleck.

Village
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is a village in the heart of East Ayrshire in Scotland, which was formerly a centre of cotton manufacture. It had a population of around 2,020 in 2020. is situated 1½ miles west of Sorn.

Village
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is a village 5 miles southeast of , and 2 miles northwest of in , . Surrounding the village is Estate, centred on House, past home of the lawyer, diarist and biographer James Boswell, 9th Laird of . is situated 3 miles south of Sorn.

Town
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is a town and civil parish in , . In the 2001 census had a recorded population of 4,105. It is home to the National Burns Memorial. is situated 3½ miles west of Sorn.

Sorn

Latitude
55.5107° or 55° 30′ 39″ north
Longitude
-4.2889° or 4° 17′ 20″ west
Elevation
387 feet (118 metres)
Open location code
9C7QGP66+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 443894534
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2637514
Wiki­data ID
Q7563593
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Scots—“Sorn” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Sorn”
  • Dutch: “Sorn”
  • French: “Sorn”
  • German: “Sorn”
  • Irish: “Sorn”
  • Scots: “Sorn”

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