Larkhall
| Larkhall | |||
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 44 ′ N , 3 ° 58 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 14,951 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | LARKHALL | ||
| ZIP code section | ML9 | ||
| prefix | 01698 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | South Lanarkshire | ||
| British Parliament | Lanark and Hamilton East | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse | ||
Larkhall is a Scottish town in the Council Area South Lanarkshire , 30 kilometers southeast of Glasgow on the right bank of the River Clyde , with 14,951 inhabitants.
The industrial city of West Scotland has lost a large part of its traditional occupations - mining, ironworking, weaving, textiles - and has a relatively high level of unemployment. In addition to the proximity to Glasgow, future prospects offer good transport connections to Hamilton , Motherwell , Wishaw , Lanark , Stonehouse and Strathaven .
Known sons of the city are the Snooker - World Champion of 2006, Graeme Dott and Hugh Grant , CEO of the agricultural giant Monsanto .
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Commons : Larkhall - collection of images, videos and audio files
