Hamilton

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Hamilton is a large town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, historically known as a key administrative and market center in the region.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
country Scotland
distanceFromGlasgow approximately 12 miles southeast
formerCountyTownOf Lanarkshire
governingBody South Lanarkshire Council
hasCivicBuilding Hamilton Town House
South Lanarkshire Council headquarters
hasDialCode 01698
hasFacility University of the West of Scotland Hamilton campus (historical/relocated)
hasIndustry light industry
retail and services
hasLandmark Chatelherault Country Park
Hamilton Mausoleum
Hamilton Old Parish Church
Hamilton Palace (demolished)
Hamilton Racecourse
New Douglas Park (football stadium)
hasMotorwayAccess M74 motorway
hasNearbyTown Blantyre
Bothwell
East Kilbride
Motherwell
hasPark Strathclyde Country Park (nearby)
hasPostcodeArea ML3
hasRailwayStation Hamilton Central railway station
Hamilton West railway station
hasReligiousBuilding St John’s Parish Church, Hamilton
St Mary’s Episcopal Church, Hamilton
hasShoppingCentre Hamilton Palace Towers area / town centre retail zone
hasSportsFacility Hamilton Water Palace (leisure centre)
hasStatus large town
hasTransportMode bus services
rail services
road transport
historicalAffiliation Burgh in Lanarkshire
historicalRole administrative centre
market town
homeOf Hamilton Academical F.C.
locatedIn Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire
locatedNear River Avon
River Clyde
namedAfter Hamilton family (Dukes of Hamilton)
partOf Central Belt of Scotland
region Scottish Lowlands
servedBy West Coast Main Line (nearby via Motherwell)
traditionalCounty Lanarkshire


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