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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Mauchline like this:
Mauchline, small town and par. with ry. sta., Ayrshire - par., 8907 ac., pop. 2504; town, 9½ miles SE. of Kilmarnock, pop. 1616; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Mauchline has relics of a priory. It has long been noted as a market for cattle and horses, and it has extensive mfrs. of snuff-boxes, &c., in white-varnished or tartan-painted wood. Mauchline is intimately associated with the name of the poet Burns; it is the scene of his Holy Fair and Jolly Beggars.
Mauchline is now part of EAST AYRSHIRE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST AYRSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Mauchline itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Mauchline, in East Ayrshire and Ayrshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17080
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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