Crossford (South Lanarkshire)

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Crossford
Buildings in Crossford
Buildings in Crossford
Coordinates 55 ° 42 ′  N , 3 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 42 ′  N , 3 ° 52 ′  W
Crossford (Scotland)
Crossford
Crossford
Residents 674 2011 census
administration
Post town CARLUKE
ZIP code section ML8
prefix 01555
Part of the country Scotland
Council area South Lanarkshire
British Parliament Lanark and Hamilton East
Scottish Parliament Clydesdale

Crossford is a village in the north of the Scottish Council Area South Lanarkshire or in the traditional county of Lanarkshire . It is located about five kilometers northwest of Lanark and seven kilometers southeast of Wishaw on the left bank of the Clyde . At the northern edge the Nethan flows into the Clyde.

history

To the west of Crossford, the Hamilton clan had Craignethan Castle built around 1530 . Queen Mary Queen of Scots stayed there before fleeing to Dumbarton Castle , which led to the Battle of Langside . With the Tower of Hallbar, there is another defense structure, probably built in the 16th century, in the area.

In the 1880s there were two churches and a coaching inn in Crossford.

During the 19th century, Crossford's population increased from 431 in 1841 to 816 in 1881. While 484 people lived in Crossford in 1961, the 2011 census survey counted 674 inhabitants.

traffic

The A72 ( Galashiels - Hamilton ) forms the main thoroughfare of Crossford and connects the village directly to the trunk road network. The A71 ( Edinburgh - Irvine ), the A73 ( Abington - Cumbernauld ) and the M74 motorway can be reached within a few kilometers.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  2. ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  3. ↑ Entry on Tower of Hallbar  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  4. ↑ Crossford in: FH Groome (ed.): Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical , Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh, 1882–1885.
  5. ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  6. ↑ 2011 census data

Web links

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