Lennoxtown
Lennoxtown (, ) is a town in the East Dunbartonshire council area and the historic county of Stirlingshire, Scotland. The Campsie Fells are located to Lennoxtown's north. The town had a population of 4,094 at the 2011 UK census.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Lennoxtown
- UK place.scots_name
- Lennoxtoon
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Baile Leamhnachd
- UK place.static_image_name
- Lennoxtown from the air (geograph 4915245).jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Lennoxtown from the air
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NS625775
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- East Dunbartonshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Dunbartonshire
- UK place.post_town
- GLASGOW
Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Primary schools
- St Machan's
- Lennoxtown Primary School
- The Community Hub
- Lennoxtown Railway
- Lennoxtown Training Centre
- Town hall
- Football
- Notable people connected with Lennoxtown
- Footballers
- References
- External links
Lennoxtown (, ) is a town in the East Dunbartonshire council area and the historic county of Stirlingshire, Scotland. The Campsie Fells are located to Lennoxtown's north. The town had a population of 4,094 at the 2011 UK census.
==History== right|thumb|upright|Thomas Muir left|thumb|180px|Lennoxtown Friendly Victualling Society thumb|Lennoxtown church, built in the 1820s The Lennoxtown area was centred around Lennox Mill in the past. It was a bustling location where tenants of the Woodhead estate used to bring their corn for grinding. Numerous corn mills existed in the area, including Lennox Mill which was situated near the now since-demolished Kali Nail Works.