Sorn

For the fictional alien race created by author C. S. Lewis, see Out of the Silent Planet.

Sorn is a small village in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is situated on the River Ayr. It has a population of roughly 350. Local services include: a pub, a church, a general store, a motorbike shop and a television shop. There is also a village hall and a bowling green.

Sorn is known for its success in the Britain in Bloom competition. In 2004 it won Gold in the Small Villages Category and has previously won, amongst other awards, "Highly Commended Certificate" a number of times in the 1980s.

Being the birthplace of the famous preacher Alexander Peden (c.1626 - 1686), Sorn has an interesting Covenanter history.

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