Hamilton (South Lanarkshire)
Hamilton Scottish Gaelic Hamaltan |
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Lanark County Buildings - South Lanarkshire's seat of government | ||
Coordinates | 55 ° 46 ′ N , 4 ° 3 ′ W | |
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Residents | 53,188 2011 census | |
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Post town | HAMILTON | |
ZIP code section | ML3 | |
prefix | 01698 | |
Part of the country | Scotland | |
Council area | South Lanarkshire | |
British Parliament |
Lanark and Hamilton East, Rutherglen and Hamilton West |
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Scottish Parliament | Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse | |
Hamilton ( Scottish Gaelic : Hamaltan ) is a town of 53,188 residents in central Scotland . The city is located at the confluence of the Clyde and Avon Water , about 15 km southeast of central Glasgow . Hamilton is home to the University of the West of Scotland campus and the administrative headquarters of the South Lanarkshire Council Area . The football club Hamilton Academical plays in the Scottish Premiership , the highest league in Scottish football.
history
In the Middle Ages the place was still called Cadzow and was not far from the royal castle Cadzow Castle . Both came into the possession of the Hamilton clan around 1315 . Under the rule of the 1st Lord Hamilton , the place name Hamilton prevailed. His descendants, the Dukes of Hamilton, resided here at Hamilton Palace until 1919 , which was the largest non-royal residence in Great Britain until it was demolished in 1921.
Twin town
- Châtellerault , France
Personalities
- Charles Alston (1685–1760), botanist, physician
- Mary Victoria Hamilton (1850–1922), Monegasque princess
- William Urquhart-Dykes (1897–1979), racing car driver and aviator
- David Herd (1934-2016), football player
- Nicol Williamson (1938-2011), actor
- Kenneth Collins (born 1939), politician
- Walter McGowan (1942-2016), boxer
- Brian Connolly (1945-1997), musician
- Tom McCabe (1954-2015), politician
- Paul McStay (born 1964), football player
- Drew Henry (born 1968), snooker player
- Jamie Burnett (born 1975), snooker player
- Rocco Quinn (* 1986), soccer player