Blantyre
Place in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.796, -4.095 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 68 57 |
| Population: | 17,090 |
Blantyre is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, historically shaped by coal mining and cotton milling and best known as the birthplace of the explorer and missionary David Livingstone. It sits close to the River Clyde and neighbouring towns such as Hamilton and Cambuslang, around eight miles south‑east of Glasgow.
Today Blantyre is largely residential with good commuter links to Glasgow, some light industry and local shops; the town still shows its Victorian industrial heritage in older terraces and memorials, and maintains a lively community life with sports clubs and heritage attractions celebrating its historic identity.
Postcode districts covering Blantyre
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 7.3 miles
- Paisley 13.4 miles
- East Kilbride 4.4 miles
- Livingston 22.6 miles
- Hamilton 2.3 miles
- Cumbernauld 11.3 miles
- Kilmarnock 20.5 miles
- Coatbridge 5 miles
- Stirling 23.2 miles
- Airdrie 6.9 miles
- Falkirk 18.5 miles
- Irvine 25 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bothwell Place 1.1 miles
- Bothwell and Uddingston Ward 1.4 miles
- Uddingston Place 1.8 miles
- Cambuslang East Ward 1.9 miles
- Hamilton Place 2.3 miles
- Thorniewood Ward 2.6 miles
- Hamilton West and Earnock Ward 2.6 miles
- East Kilbride East Ward 2.7 miles
- Viewpark Place 2.7 miles
- Hamilton North and East Ward 2.8 miles
- Cambuslang Place 2.8 miles
- Hamilton South Ward 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Blantyre
G72 9UD, G72 0EN, G72 0WW, G72 0RP, G72 0DU, G72 9PU, G72 9BP, G72 0RJ, G72 9DW … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 14.2 miles
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 27.6 miles
- Blantyre Railway Station 0.3 miles
- Uddingston Rail Station 2 miles
Hotels near Blantyre Ad
- Crossbasket Castle 5 1.4 miles
- The Parkville Hotel 0.1 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park 3 1.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Hamilton 3 2.8 miles
- Alona Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Strathclyde Park M74, Jct 5 3 1.8 miles
- Best Western Motherwell Centre Moorings Hotel 3 3.8 miles
- Dakota Eurocentral 4 5.1 miles
- Toby Carvery Strathclyde, M74 J6 by Innkeeper's Collection 3 1.8 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Strathclyde 4 3.4 miles
Schools in Blantyre
- Auchinraith Primary School Primary
- Calderside Academy Secondary
- David Livingstone Memorial Primary School Primary
- High Blantyre Primary School Primary
- Kear Campus Special
- St Blane's Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- New Douglas Park Stadium 1.7 miles
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 1.9 miles
- Fir Park Stadium 4.6 miles
- Gartsherrie House Estate 5.2 miles
- Cliftonhill Stadium 5.5 miles
- Celtic Park Stadium 5.7 miles
- Hampden Park Stadium 6.5 miles
- People's Palace Museum 6.7 miles
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 6.9 miles
- Muirburn Estate 7 miles
- Citizens Theatre Theatre 7.2 miles
- Buchanan Galleries Shopping centre 7.7 miles