Cumnock is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. The town sits at the confluence of the Glaisnock Water and the Lugar Water. There are three neighbouring property projects which sit just outside the town boundaries, Craigens, Logan and Netherthird, with the former ironworks settlement of Lugar also just outside the town, contributing to a population of around 13000 in the immediate locale. A brand-new property project, Knockroon, was given planning permission on 9 December 2009 by East Ayrshire Council. This area of Ayrshire has seen human settlement for over 5000 years. It is thought that a site of worship has actually been present in Cumnock's Square for over 1100 years, though the earliest records begin in about 1275. The patron saint of Cumnock is Saint Conval. James IV established the Burgh of Cumnock. Cumnock housed lots of miners, and also acted as the market town for the other, smaller sized towns in the area, 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, lived in the town for a significant part of his life, and a statue to him rests outside the town hall. A small property plan 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, and also lived in the town. William Wallace allegedly 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 alleged to have spent time there. For all your home developments, be sure to find trusted experts in Cumnock to make particular of quality.