Kelvin, South Lanarkshire
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Kelvin is an area of the Scottish
new town
East Kilbride
, in South Lanarkshire
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The area is a large industrial estate in the south-east of the town, separating St. Leonards and High Whitehills.
The area is named after Lord Kelvin.
Scotland
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new town
New town
A new town is a specific type of a planned community, or planned city, that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed in a previously undeveloped area. This contrasts with settlements that evolve in a more ad hoc fashion. Land use conflicts are uncommon in new...
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...
, in South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the former county of Lanarkshire. It borders the south-east of the city of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs, commuter towns and smaller villages....
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The area is a large industrial estate in the south-east of the town, separating St. Leonards and High Whitehills.
The area is named after Lord Kelvin.