Cumnock is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The town sits at the confluence of the Glaisnock Water and the Lugar Water. There are 3 neighbouring housing ventures which lie just outside the town borders, Craigens, Logan and Netherthird, with the one-time ironworks settlement of Lugar also just outside the town, adding to a population of around 13000 in the immediate region. A brand-new housing development, Knockroon, was provided planning permission on 9 December 2009 by East Ayrshire Council. This section of Ayrshire has seen human settlement for over 5000 years. It is strongly believed that a place of praise has existed in Cumnock's Square for over 1100 years, though the earliest records start in about 1275. The patron saint of Cumnock is Saint Conval. James IV established the Burgh of Cumnock. Cumnock housed countless miners, plus served as the market town for the other, smaller towns in the region, like Auchinleck, Lugar, Muirkirk, Ochiltree and New Cumnock. The town has a powerful socialist legacy due to its role as a mining centre. The father of the Labour Party, James Keir Hardie, resided in the town for a significant part of his life, and a statue to him sits outside the town hall. A small housing scheme in the town (Keir Hardie Hill) is named after him. The popular left-wing politician Emrys Hughes was regional MP for a time in the mid-20th century, as well as resided in the town. William Wallace apparently spent 3 months in the seat of Patrick Dunbar, according to the poem, 'The Wallace', by Blind Harry. Cumnock is also in the heart of Robert Burns country and the poet is said to have likely hung around there. For all of your home improvements, be sure to identify trusted contractors in Cumnock to make certain of quality.