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 miles
- Paisley 13.2 miles
- East Kilbride 4.6 miles
- Livingston 22.6 miles
- Hamilton 2.8 miles
- Cumbernauld 10.9 miles
- Kilmarnock 20.7 miles
- Coatbridge 4.6 miles
- Stirling 22.8 miles
- Airdrie 6.6 miles
- Falkirk 18.2 miles
- Motherwell 4.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Blantyre Place 0.5 miles
- Bothwell Place 0.9 miles
- Bothwell and Uddingston Ward 1 mile
- Uddingston Place 1.4 miles
- Cambuslang East Ward 1.6 miles
- Thorniewood Ward 2.2 miles
- Viewpark Place 2.4 miles
- Cambuslang Place 2.5 miles
- Hamilton Place 2.8 miles
- East Kilbride East Ward 2.9 miles
- Hamilton West and Earnock Ward 3.1 miles
- Hamilton North and East Ward 3.1 miles
Example postcodes in Blantyre
G72 9NF, G72 9HB, G72 9EE, G72 9QD, G72 9LN, G72 9QB, G72 9RD, G72 9DA, G72 0AR … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 13.9 miles
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 27.8 miles
- Blantyre Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Uddingston Rail Station 1.5 miles
Hotels near Blantyre Ad
- Holiday Inn Express Hamilton 3 3.2 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park 3 2 miles
- Crossbasket Castle 5 1.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Strathclyde Park M74, Jct 5 3 1.8 miles
- Alona Hotel 4 2.2 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Hamilton 3 2.6 miles
- Dakota Eurocentral 4 5 miles
- Premier Inn Glasgow East 3 2.4 miles
- Premier Inn Glasgow East 3 2.4 miles
- Bentley Hotel 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 2.1 miles
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 2.2 miles
- Gartsherrie House Estate 4.8 miles
- Fir Park Stadium 4.8 miles
- Cliftonhill Stadium 5.2 miles
- Celtic Park Stadium 5.3 miles
- Hampden Park Stadium 6.2 miles
- People's Palace Museum 6.4 miles
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 6.6 miles
- Citizens Theatre Theatre 6.9 miles
- Buchanan Galleries Shopping centre 7.3 miles
- Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum 7.4 miles