Lanark
Sign in to saveLanark ( ; ; ) 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 2020, the town had a population of 8,880.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Lanark
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Lannraig
- UK place.scots_name
- Lanrik
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.static_image_name
- High Street, Lanark (2006).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Lanark High Street, August 2006
- UK place.static_image_2_name
- Coat of Arms of Lanark.png
- UK place.static_image_2_width
- 130px
- UK place.static_image_2_caption
- Coat of Arms of the Royal Burgh of Lanark
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NS8843
- UK place.post_town
- LANARK
- UK place.postcode_area
- ML
- UK place.postcode_district
- ML11
- UK place.dial_code
- 01555
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Lanark and Hamilton East
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- South Lanarkshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Lanarkshire
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Lanark ( ; ; ) 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 2020, the town had a population of 8,880.
Lanark was a royal burgh from 1140 to 1975, and was historically the county town of Lanarkshire, though in modern times this title belongs to Hamilton. Notable landmarks nearby include New Lanark, the Corra Linn and the site of Lanark Castle.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lanark” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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