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East Kilbride (/ ... k ɪ l ˈ b r aɪ d /; Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde an Ear [ˈkʲʰiʎə ˈvɾʲiːtʲə əɲ ˈɛɾ]), sometimes referred to as EK, is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population.
South Lanarkshire was created in 1996, when the regions and districts created in 1975 were replaced with single-tier council areas. South Lanarkshire covered the whole area of three of the abolished Strathclyde districts, being Clydesdale, East Kilbride and Hamilton, plus an area including Rutherglen and Cambuslang from the City of Glasgow ...
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Kilbride Castle, possibly also known as Comyn's Castle, was a castle that was located in the parish of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. [1]The earliest castle of Kilbride was owned by the de Valognes family until the manorial estate passed by marriage of Isabel de Valognes to David Comyn in the 13th century.
East Kilbride, a town in South Lanarkshire; Kilbride Bay, a bay and beach on the Cowal peninsular in Argyll and Bute; Kilbride Castle, an abandoned castle near East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire; Kilbride, Skye, a township on the Isle of Skye; West Kilbride, a village in North Ayrshire
The council was based at the Civic Centre at the corner of Andrew Street and Cornwall Street in East Kilbride, which had been built in 1968 for the former East Kilbride Town Council. [5] [6] The successor South Lanarkshire Council continues to use the building as offices, but has its headquarters at the Lanark County Buildings in Hamilton. [7]
Nerston is also the name given to one of East Kilbride's three major industrial estates (the others being Kelvin and College Milton) although it is some way to the south of the original village. The area was the location of a large Rolls-Royce plant from the 1950s (employing 4,000 workers at its peak) until the 2010s, when the company relocated ...
East Kilbride Thistle F.C.'s home ground and social club, the Show Park, is located on the eastern outskirts of the village area.The larger part of the Show Park, variously called the Show Ground or Showfield, lies outside of the football ground and was the traditional site of the renowned East Kilbride Open Cattle Shows since the 19th century.