Larkhall
Sign in to saveLarkhall (, ) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, around southeast of Glasgow. It is twinned with Seclin in northern France.
Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- Avon Water at Millheugh Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 165433.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Millheugh Bridge and the Larkhall Viaduct
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Larkhall
- UK place.scots_name
- Larkhauch
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Taigh na h-Uiseig
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NS7651
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.civil_parish
- Dalserf
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- South Lanarkshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Lanarkshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Hamilton and Clyde Valley
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
- UK place.post_town
- LARKHALL
- UK place.postcode_district
- ML9
- UK place.postcode_area
- ML
- UK place.dial_code
- 01698
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 14740
- Image
- Avon Water at Millheugh Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 165433.jpg
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- OS grid reference
- NS7651
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- Larkhall
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- David Keir Gracie
- Black Lady
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Larkhall (, ) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, around southeast of Glasgow. It is twinned with Seclin in northern France.
Larkhall sits on high ground between the River Clyde to the East and the Avon Water to the West. 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.
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