Blantyre
Ward in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.803, -4.097 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 68 58 |
Blantyre is a ward in South Lanarkshire centred on the historic Clyde-side town of the same name, sitting not far from the River Clyde and within easy commuting distance of Glasgow. It has a mixed urban character of Victorian terraces, post-war housing and modern estates, with decent rail and road links via Blantyre railway station and nearby motorways that make it popular with commuters.
Historically the community grew around coal mining and heavy industry and still bears that industrial heritage, including the memory of a tragic 19th-century pit disaster and being the birthplace of the explorer David Livingstone; in recent decades the local economy has shifted towards services, light industry and retail while regeneration and community projects aim to improve facilities. Green spaces and heritage attractions close by - for example Chatelherault country park - give residents easy access to countryside despite the ward’s suburban feel.
Postcode districts covering Blantyre
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Paisley 13.2 miles21.2 km
- East Kilbride 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Livingston 22.6 miles36.3 km
- Hamilton 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Cumbernauld 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Kilmarnock 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Coatbridge 4.6 miles7.5 km
- Stirling 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Airdrie 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Falkirk 18.2 miles29.3 km
- Motherwell 4.4 miles7.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Blantyre Place 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Bothwell Place 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Bothwell and Uddingston Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Uddingston Place 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Cambuslang East Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Thorniewood Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Viewpark Place 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Cambuslang Place 2.5 miles4 km
- Hamilton Place 2.8 miles4.4 km
- East Kilbride East Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Hamilton West and Earnock Ward 3.1 miles5 km
- Hamilton North and East Ward 3.1 miles5 km
Example postcodes in Blantyre
G72 9SD, G72 0PD, G72 0DW, G72 9TW, G72 9RN, G72 9EU, G72 9QF, G72 9PS, G72 0RT … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 13.9 miles22.3 km
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 27.8 miles44.8 km
- Blantyre Railway Station 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Uddingston Rail Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
Hotels near Blantyre Ad
- Crossbasket Castle 5 1.7 miles2.8 km
- The Parkville Hotel 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park 3 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Hamilton 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Alona Hotel 4 2.1 miles3.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Strathclyde Park M74, Jct 5 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Best Western Motherwell Centre Moorings Hotel 3 4 miles6.4 km
- Dakota Eurocentral 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Toby Carvery Strathclyde, M74 J6 by Innkeeper's Collection 3 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Strathclyde 4 3.2 miles5.1 km
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 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Gartsherrie House Estate 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Fir Park Stadium 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Cliftonhill Stadium 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Celtic Park Stadium 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Hampden Park Stadium 6.2 miles10 km
- People's Palace Museum 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Citizens Theatre Theatre 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Buchanan Galleries Shopping centre 7.3 miles11.7 km
- Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum 7.4 miles11.8 km