Hamilton West, Hamilton, Scotland
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Hamilton West is a popular area in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
. About 10 minuites walk north west of Hamilton town centre, the area includes the County Buildings, Hamilton Retail Park, Morrisons, Hamilton Park Racecourse, University of the West of Scotland, New Douglas Park
home of Hamilton Academical F.C.
, Hamilton Sheriff Court, Hamilton Water Palace, Hamilton West Parish Church, Peacock Cross, and many bars and restaurants and takeaways, not forgetting the famous Equi's Ice Cream parlour located beside the former home of David Livingstone
.
. Regular trains go to Hamilton Central railway station
, Motherwell
, Larkhall
, Lanark
and Glasgow
.
The area is also well served by buses to other areas in Hamilton, as well as East Kilbride
and Glasgow
.
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It is the fifth-biggest town in Scotland after Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston and Cumbernauld...
. About 10 minuites walk north west of Hamilton town centre, the area includes the County Buildings, Hamilton Retail Park, Morrisons, Hamilton Park Racecourse, University of the West of Scotland, New Douglas Park
New Douglas Park
New Douglas Park is a football stadium in Hamilton which serves as the home of Hamilton Academical. It takes its name from Douglas Park, the club's former stadium.-Stadium:...
home of Hamilton Academical F.C.
Hamilton Academical F.C.
Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have...
, Hamilton Sheriff Court, Hamilton Water Palace, Hamilton West Parish Church, Peacock Cross, and many bars and restaurants and takeaways, not forgetting the famous Equi's Ice Cream parlour located beside the former home of David Livingstone
David Livingstone
David Livingstone was a Scottish Congregationalist pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and an explorer in Africa. His meeting with H. M. Stanley gave rise to the popular quotation, "Dr...
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Transport
Hamilton West has a railway Station (Hamilton West)Hamilton West railway station
Hamilton West railway station serves the Hamilton West area of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, in Scotland, lying on the Argyle Line.It is situated near the headquarters of South Lanarkshire Council; the Hamilton campus of the University of the West of Scotland; Hamilton Sheriff Court; and the...
. Regular trains go to Hamilton Central railway station
Hamilton Central railway station
Hamilton Central railway station serves Hamilton, South Lanarkshire in Scotland, lying on the Argyle Line. It is situated in the town centre, adjacent to the Hamilton bus station, as well as the Regent Shopping Centre, Hamilton's main shopping location...
, Motherwell
Motherwell
Motherwell is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. The name "Moderwelt" appears on a map of Lanarkshire made by Timothy Pont some time between 1583 and 1611 and printed in the Netherlands in around 1652, although the settlement was probably little more...
, Larkhall
Larkhall
Larkhall is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and is around southeast of Glasgow. It is twinned with Seclin in northern France.Larkhall sits on high ground between the River Clyde to the East and the Avon Water to the West...
, Lanark
Lanark
Lanark is a small town in the central belt of Scotland. Its population of 8,253 makes it the 100th largest settlement in Scotland. The name is believed to come from the Cumbric Lanerc meaning "clear space, glade"....
and Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
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The area is also well served by buses to other areas in Hamilton, as well as East Kilbride
East Kilbride
East Kilbride is a large suburban town in the South Lanarkshire council area, in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. Designated as Scotland's first new town in 1947, it forms part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation...
and Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
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