Auchinleck
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Auchinleck (/ˈæflɛk/ AF-lek; Scots: Affleck IPA: [ˈaflɛk];[2] Scottish Gaelic: Achadh nan Leac[2]) is a village 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Mauchline, and 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland.
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Auchinleck
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Location within East Ayrshire | |
Population | 3,630 (2022)[1] |
OS grid reference | NS548223 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CUMNOCK |
Postcode district | KA18 |
Dialling code | 01290 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Scottish Parliament | |
55.473349°N 4.298517°W / 55.473349; -4.298517 |
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Surrounding the village is Auchinleck Estate, centred on Auchinleck House, past home of the lawyer, diarist and biographer James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck.