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Hamilton
Sign in to saveAlso known as Hamaltan, Cadȝow, Cadzow, Hamiltoun, Hamilton, Scotland, Hamilton (Scotland), Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
Key facts
- Area
- 16.3 km (6.3 sq mi)
- Population
- 54,480 (2020)
- Density
- 3,342/km (8,660/sq mi)
- Os grid reference
- NS712557
- Edinburgh
- 35 mi (56 km)
- London
- 336 mi (541 km)
- Council area
- South Lanarkshire
- Lieutenancy area
- Lanarkshire
- Country
- Scotland
- Sovereign state
- United Kingdom
- Post town
- HAMILTON
- Postcode district
- ML3
- Dialling code
- 01698
- Police
- Scotland
- Fire
- Scottish
- Ambulance
- Scottish
- Uk parliament
- Hamilton and Clyde Valley Rutherglen
- Scottish parliament
- Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Primarily) Uddingston and Bellshill (Whitehill and Bothwell Road areas)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 54080
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Image
- Hamilton Library 2002.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01698
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- Commons category
- Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
- topic's main category
- Category:Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
- category for people born here
- Q17142042
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
- OS grid reference
- NS712557
- postal code
- ML3
- historic county
- Lanarkshire
- P8168
- Ian Gillan
- different from
- Hamilton
- P12749
- Leo Löwenthal
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
Hamilton (Scots: Hamiltoun; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Hamaltan [ˈpalə ˈhaməl̪ˠt̪ʰan]) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It sits 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Glasgow, 37 miles (60 km) south-west of Edinburgh and 74 miles (120 km) north of Carlisle. It is situated on the south bank of the River Clyde at its confluence with the Avon Water. Hamilton is the county town of the historic county of Lanarkshire and is the location of the headquarters of the modern local authority of South Lanarkshire.
The town itself has a population of around 55,000, which makes it the 9th largest locality in Scotland, and anchors a defined settlement of 84,000 (including neighbouring Blantyre, Bothwell and Uddingston) which is the country's 8th largest.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hamilton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.