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Larkhall sits on the edge of the scenic Clyde valley and is a commuter town for Glasgow. Larkhall had a population of 14,951 in the 2011 UK Census, and is a typical Scottish former industrial town. Traditionally a mining, weaving and textile area, most of Larkhall's traditional industries have now closed down, including the Lanarkshire ironworks.
Larkhall, Union Street And King Street, Trinity Parish Church, Church Of Scotland, Including Gatepiers, Boundary Walls, Railings And Gates 55°44′20″N 3°58′26″W / 55.739014°N 3.973956°W / 55.739014; -3.973956 ( Larkhall, Union Street And King Street, Trinity Parish Church, Church Of Scotland, Including Gatepiers ...
The constituency comprises the following wards of South Lanarkshire: [2]. Clydesdale South from the East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow constituency; Clydesdale North, Clydesdale West, Hamilton North and East, Hamilton South and Larkhall from the Lanark and Hamilton East constituency
Larkhall railway station serves the town of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is the south-eastern terminus of the Argyle Line , 16 + 1 ⁄ 4 miles (26.2 km) south east of Glasgow Central railway station .
Ashgill is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland near Larkhall. It is part of the Dalserf parish. The village church dates back to 1889. [2] It is twinned with Saint-Cirq-Lapopie in France. The village has a shop [3] a chip shop and a hair dresses. The village had a small William Low supermarket until 1996.
This article traces the Caledonian Railway branches in South Lanarkshire. South Lanarkshire contained a huge resource of coal reserves, and the collieries needed an efficient transport medium to get the mineral to market. The Caledonian Railway, in association with friendly independent promoters, generated a network of lines in South Lanarkshire.
In 1905, when Larkhall Central opened, Larkhall became Larkhall East, and Stonehouse trains no longer travelled via Dalserf. In 1910, weekday trains were 4, terminating at either Netherburn, Brocketsbrae, or Coalburn.
South Lanarkshire covers the southern part of the historic county of Lanarkshire. Lanarkshire had existed as a shire from around the time of King David I, who ruled Scotland from 1124 to 1153. [3] The county took its name from the original county town at Lanark, which had been the site of the first Parliament of Scotland under Kenneth II in 978 ...