Mauchline
Mauchline is a community and civil parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland. In the 2001 census Mauchline had a recorded population of 4,105. The community lies by the Glasgow as well as South Western Railway line, 8 miles (13 km) eastern south eastern of Kilmarnock as well as 11 miles (18 km) north east of Ayr. It is situated on a gentle incline about 1 mile (1.6 kilometres)) from the River Ayr, which moves with the south of the parish of Mauchline. In former days Loch Brown was about 1 mile west of the community, however was drained pipes when the train line from Kilmarnock was constructed. Bruntwood Loch, near the old laird's residence of that name, was once an important site for waterfowl, but drained pipes for agriculture in the eighteenth century.
