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Larkhall (, ) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, around southeast of Glasgow. It is twinned with Seclin in northern France.

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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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Population
14740
Image
Avon Water at Millheugh Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 165433.jpg
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OS grid reference
NS7651
Commons category
Larkhall
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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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