Rutherglen

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Rutherglen
Scottish Gaelic An Ruadh Ghleann
Main street of Rutherglen
Main street of Rutherglen
Coordinates 55 ° 49 ′  N , 4 ° 12 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 49 ′  N , 4 ° 12 ′  W
Rutherglen (Scotland)
Rutherglen
Rutherglen
Residents 31,401 2011 census
administration
Post town GLASGOW
ZIP code section G73
prefix 0141
Part of the country Scotland
Council area South Lanarkshire
British Parliament Rutherglen and Hamilton West
Scottish Parliament Rutherglen

Rutherglen ( Gaelic : An Ruadh Ghleann ) is a small town in the far north-west of the Scottish Council Area South Lanarkshire on the left bank of the Clyde . On the north and west flanks it merges largely seamlessly into the city of Glasgow . The surrounding towns include East Kilbride and Hamilton .

history

The legend of the founding of Rutherglen refers to "Reuther", a Caledonian clan chief who is said to have ruled the lands. Bede the Venerable identified him as "Reuda", under whom about 350 people moved from the Irish island. However, it is not certain whether these people even existed. What is certain, however, is that there was a settlement at the site early on.

In 1126 Rutherglen received the rights of a Royal Burgh . This makes Rutherglen one of the earliest Scottish burghs. As a result, the city developed as a major trading center, but was soon overtaken by Glasgow in its development. In 1679, Covenanters read the Declaration of Rutherglen and only three weeks later lost the Battle of Bothwell Bridge nearby .

In past centuries cloth production using hand-operated looms and coal mining were among the main activities in Rutherglen. In the early 19th century, a shipyard was established on Rutherglenschen Clyde-Ufer. Furthermore, soap and steel were produced there.

In the course of the land reform in 1975 Rutherglen was incorporated into Glasgow. With the following reform in 1996, the small town was then added to the Council Area South Lanarkshire.

traffic

Located in the Glasgow area, Rutherglen is well connected to the road network. The A724 , A728 , A730 and A749 run through the city . The M74 motorway affects the small town in the north.

At the end of the 1840s, Rutherglen received a station on the Caledonian Railway . The railway line is now part of the West Coast Main Line between Glasgow and London . The station is still operated as a local transport stop today. At the end of the 19th century Rutherglen was connected to the electrified Glasgow tram network.

sons and daughters of the town

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of Gaelic expressions
  2. ↑ a b c d e Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  3. ↑ a b Rutherglen in: FH Groome (Ed.): Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical , Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh, 1882–1885.
  4. ↑ Entry on Uddingston Viaduct  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  5. ^ Information from ScotRail

Web links

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