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[[File:Council Housing, Sorn, East Ayrshire.jpg|thumb|1950s council housing in Sorn; the brown building in the centre rear with the cream tower is the primary school]]
'''Sorn''' ({{lang-gd|Sorn}}, meaning a [[kiln]]) 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 and primary school. In November 2007 the school was threatened with closure by the East Ayrshire Council - see [http://www.savesorn.co.uk/ Save Sorn School Campaign website].

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, the "Highly Commended Certificate" a number of times in the 1980s.

Of notable people born in Sorn, one was the [[Natural history|natural historian]], author, and educator [[James Rennie]].
Another was the famous preacher [[Alexander Peden]]; Sorn has a [[Covenanter]] history.

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