Clydesdale East
Ward in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.57, -3.612 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 98 31 |
Clydesdale East sits in the eastern part of rural South Lanarkshire in Scotland, occupying a stretch of the broad Clydesdale valley where rolling farmland meets upland moors. The River Clyde and its tributaries help shape the landscape, which is a patchwork of fields, small woods and scattered villages rather than dense urban settlement, giving the area an open, pastoral character.
Locally the economy still leans on agriculture and rural services, with a long history tied to farming, former mining and textile trades and now growing interest in tourism, outdoor recreation and heritage tourism. Community life is often centred on town halls, local festivals and volunteer groups, and there are notable pockets of historic interest and traditional Scottish culture that reflect the wider heritage of Clydesdale.
Postcode districts covering Clydesdale East
Most populated places nearby
- Livingston 22.2 miles
- Hamilton 22.1 miles
- Airdrie 24.8 miles
- Motherwell 21.1 miles
- Wishaw 18.9 miles
- Bathgate 22.6 miles
- Bellshill 23.4 miles
- Blantyre 24.4 miles
- Penicuik 24 miles
- Viewpark 24.9 miles
- Larkhall 17.9 miles
- Carluke 14 miles
Neighbouring places
- Symington Place 2.2 miles
- Biggar Place 5 miles
- Rigside Place 6.9 miles
- Carstairs Junction Place 8.5 miles
- Carnwath Place 9.1 miles
- Carstairs Place 9.2 miles
- Douglas Place 9.2 miles
- Lanark Place 9.3 miles
Example postcodes in Clydesdale East
ML12 6FL, ML12 6NG, ML12 6TP, ML11 8QD, ML12 6ZJ, ML11 8TF, ML12 6GL, ML11 8QG, ML12 6HA … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 27.9 miles
- Glasgow International Airport 38.1 miles
- Carstairs Junction 8.6 miles
- Lanark Railway Station 9.5 miles
Hotels in Clydesdale East Ad
- Cornhill Castle 4
- New Lanark Mill Hotel 4
- The Elphinstone Hotel 3
- The Hopetoun Arms Hotel
- The Kirkstyle Hotel
- Tinto Hotel 3
- Days Inn Hotel Abington - Glasgow 3
Schools in Clydesdale East
- Abington Primary School Primary
- Biggar High School Secondary
- Biggar Primary School Primary
- Black Mount Primary School Primary
- Carmichael Primary School Primary
- Carnwath Primary School Primary
- Carstairs Junction Primary School Primary
- Carstairs Primary School Primary
- Coulter Primary School Primary
- Crawford Primary School Primary
- Lamington Primary School Primary
- Leadhills Primary School Primary
- Libberton Primary School Primary
- Tinto Primary School Primary
- Wiston Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Mossfennan Estate 8.3 miles
- Rachan House Estate 8.6 miles
- Douglas Castle Estate 8.7 miles
- Little Sparta Gardens 11.4 miles
- Stonebyres Estate 11.4 miles
- Dawyck House Estate 11.7 miles
- The Lee Estate 12.5 miles
- Little King Seat Hill 15.5 miles
- Auchencastle Estate 17.1 miles
- Darn Hall Estate 18.5 miles
- Pentland Hills Hill 18.5 miles
- Muirburn Estate 18.7 miles