Mauchline is a town and civil parish in East Ayrshire, Scotland. In the 2001 census Mauchline had actually a recorded population of 4,105. The town lies by the Glasgow and also South Western Railway line, 8 miles (13 km) eastern south eastern of Kilmarnock as well as 11 miles (18 kilometres) north eastern of Ayr. It is situated on a gentle incline concerning 1 mile (1.6 kilometres)) from the River Ayr, which streams through the south of the church of Mauchline. In previous days Loch Brown had to do with 1 mile west of the community, however was drained pipes when the railway line from Kilmarnock was constructed. Bruntwood Loch, near the old laird's home of that name, was when a crucial site for waterfowl, yet drained pipes for farming in the 18th century.