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 9UT, G72 9DD, G72 0SE, G72 9JU, G72 9UY, G72 0QP, G72 0BA, G72 0XU, G72 0HG … 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
- Holiday Inn Express Hamilton 3 2.8 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park 3 1.7 miles
- Crossbasket Castle 5 1.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Strathclyde Park M74, Jct 5 3 1.8 miles
- Alona Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Hamilton 3 2.4 miles
- Bentley Hotel 3 3.9 miles
- Dakota Eurocentral 4 5.1 miles
- Ramada by Wyndham East Kilbride 3 3.9 miles
- The Raven’s Cliff Lodge by Marston's Inns 4 5 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