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Lanark (/ ˈ l æ n ər k / LAN-ərk; Scottish Gaelic: Lannraig [2] [ˈl̪ˠaun̪ˠɾɪkʲ]; Scots: Lanrik [3]) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. In 2016, the town had a population of 9,050.
The village was first settled in 1820 by Scottish immigrants who named it after the town of Lanark in Scotland. In 1823 it established its first post office. [2] It soon became a major hub of the lumbering and textile industries, both of which used the Clyde River which runs through the village, as a source of power and as a transportation route to transport logs east to the Ottawa River.
Lanark is a city in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,504 at the 2020 census. The city was named after Lanark, in Scotland. [3] History
Lanark County is a county and census division located in the Canadian province of Ontario. Its county seat is Perth , which was first settled in 1816 [ 2 ] and was known as a social and political capital before being over shadowed by a city known today as Ottawa .
Lanark Perth 1862 Henry Hodge Horsey Lennox and Addington Napanee 1864 John Power, Thomas Fuller: Lincoln St. Catharines 1848, 1864 Kivas Tully (town hall), John Latshaw (courts) Built in 1848 as the St. Catharines town hall. When the county seat moved in 1864, an addition was made to house the courts. Norfolk Simcoe 1863 John Turner No longer ...
Lanarkshire covered much of the basin of the River Clyde, and took its name from the town of Lanark, which is near the geographic centre of the county and served as the first county town. When first created the shire included on its western side an area south of the Clyde stretching out to the Firth of Clyde .
Lanark Highlands is a township in eastern Ontario, ... Rosetta, Tatlock, Watsons Corners, and White, as well as the ghost town of Herrons Mills. ...
Bothwell Castle Chatelherault Country Park Craignethan Castle Westhall Tower, Dunsyre Hallbar Tower Hamilton Palace New Lanark Rutherglen Town Hall Strathaven Strathaven Castle Tarbrax Bing Map of places in South Lanarkshire compiled from this list