Uddingston
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Uddingston is a small town in South Lanarkshire
, Scotland
. It is on the north side of the River Clyde
, about seven miles south-east of Glasgow
. Uddingston acts as a dormitory suburb for the city.
as it flows north-west through Glasgow and separates Uddingston, along with some woodland, from Blantyre and Cambuslang
. As such, the Clyde Walkway and National Cycle Route 75 both traverse the town. The nearest settlement to Uddingston is the village of Bothwell
, two miles to the east.
The village of Uddingston, which is contained exclusively within the boundaries of South Lanarkshire Council, houses around 5,000 residents. However, the nearby villages of Tannochside
, Calderbraes, Viewpark
, Birkenshaw
and Spindlehowe,contained within North Lanarkshire Council borders and which form a continuous conurbation with Uddingston, claim affiliation with Uddingston and are generally thought to be synonymous with the village or as districts of Uddingston. As a result, the population of this larger manifestation of Uddingston is approximately 25,000 residents. Greater Uddingston shares a boundary with the nearby town of Bellshill
(three miles separate the town centres), is four miles south of Coatbridge
and via Bothwell four and a half miles north-west of Hamilton
.
factory, famed for its caramel wafers and teacakes. The factory contributes much to the village's economy as does the industrial estate located on the Bellshill Road. In earlier times mining was a major industry, with the long lost village of Flemington
an example of a settlement that failed to survive following the closure of its pit.
Uddingston has a police station, traditional main street shops, three supermarkets, restaurants, pubs and rail station
. It also has several sports clubs including two municipal gyms, a hockey Club, Cricket Club, Rugby Club
, a bowling and tennis club, Calderbraes Golf Club and a junior football club, Thorniewood United.
Uddingston railway station
runs two regular hourly services on the Argyle Line
and a third hourly service on the Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Line. On the Train running north to Dalmuir
or Milngavie
via Glasgow, the next stop is Cambuslang. Glasgow Central is six stops and approximately sixteen minutes journey time from Uddingston on the Argyle line and one or two stops (dependent on train time)from Glasgow Central on the Edinburgh Train - a journey time of roughly twelve minutes. The Argyle Service in the opposite direction runs to Motherwell
or Lanark
. The next stop is Bellshill, five minutes away.
Uddingston is served by three buses - two opereated by First and one by Coakley. The First 255 and 240 buses run from Motherwell to Buchanan Street Bus Station in Glasgow. The 255 runs through Hamilton and Bothwell then through the east end of Glasgow via Parkhead to the city centre. The 240 runs via Bellshill and adjoins with the 255's route after Uddingston. The Coakley 107 service runs circularly through Uddingston, Hamilton, Wishaw
, Motherwell and Bellshill.
factory. Uddingston Grammar School
, the non-denominational secondary school, is located on the Meadowbank Floodplain off Old Glasgow Road. The closest Roman Catholic secondary schools are Holy Cross High School in Hamilton and Cardinal Newman High School in Bellshill.
and George McCluskey
both of Celtic
; Tommy McQueen
who played for Aberdeen, West Ham, Clyde and Falkirk
; Iain Munro
, a football player, coach and manager; Lindsay Hamilton
, who was goalkeeper with Stenhousemuir
, Rangers
, St Johnstone
and Dunfermline
, and John Robertson who most notably played at Nottingham Forest
.
David Kettle, who won numerous Scottish age group swimming titles in the late 1970s and early 1980s, also came from Uddingston.
Barry Burns
, the pianist/guitarist of the Scottish instrumental group Mogwai
comes from Uddingston.
Uddingston was the birthplace of James W. Black
, (14 June 1924 – 22 March 2010) the Scottish doctor and pharmacologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
in 1988 for work leading to the discovery of Propranolol and Cimetidine
.
Also hailing from Uddingston is the footballer Gary MacKenzie who attended Uddingston Grammar from 1996-2001.
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....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It is on the north side of the River Clyde
River Clyde
The River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire....
, about seven miles south-east of 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...
. Uddingston acts as a dormitory suburb for the city.
Geography and Boundaries
Uddingston is a suburb of Glasgow, seven miles to the south-east of the city centre and approximately two miles east of the Glasgow City Council district of Broomhouse. It is bounded to the south-west by the River ClydeRiver Clyde
The River Clyde is a major river in Scotland. It is the ninth longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third longest in Scotland. Flowing through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire....
as it flows north-west through Glasgow and separates Uddingston, along with some woodland, from Blantyre and Cambuslang
Cambuslang
Cambuslang is a suburban town on the south-eastern outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland. It is within the local authority area of South Lanarkshire. Historically, it was a large rural Parish incorporating nearby hamlets of Newton, Flemington, and Halfway. It is known as "the largest village in...
. As such, the Clyde Walkway and National Cycle Route 75 both traverse the town. The nearest settlement to Uddingston is the village of Bothwell
Bothwell
Bothwell is a small town in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Clyde, adjacent to Uddingston and Hamilton, nine miles east-south-east of Glasgow city centre....
, two miles to the east.
The village of Uddingston, which is contained exclusively within the boundaries of South Lanarkshire Council, houses around 5,000 residents. However, the nearby villages of Tannochside
Tannochside
Tannochside is an area of Uddingston and is located approximately 8 miles south-east of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Although considered part of Uddingston, it lies within a separate local authority area...
, Calderbraes, Viewpark
Viewpark
Viewpark is a small urban development north-east of Uddingston in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Viewpark is adjacent to Tannochside, and is west of Bellshill. Viewpark is often considered a district of Uddingston despite falling under the jurisdiction of a separate local authority.Viewpark was...
, Birkenshaw
Birkenshaw, North Lanarkshire
Birkenshaw is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, to the east of Glasgow, and in proximity to Uddingston, Tannochside and Viewpark. Birkenshaw is largely a housing estate, but is more widely known for the Birkenshaw trading estate, popular with couples on weekends for its range of DIY,...
and Spindlehowe,contained within North Lanarkshire Council borders and which form a continuous conurbation with Uddingston, claim affiliation with Uddingston and are generally thought to be synonymous with the village or as districts of Uddingston. As a result, the population of this larger manifestation of Uddingston is approximately 25,000 residents. Greater Uddingston shares a boundary with the nearby town of Bellshill
Bellshill
Bellshill is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, 10 miles south east of Glasgow city centre and 37 miles west of Edinburgh. Other nearby towns are Motherwell , Hamilton and Coatbridge . Since 1996, it has been situated in the Greater Glasgow metropolitan area...
(three miles separate the town centres), is four miles south of Coatbridge
Coatbridge
Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. The town, with neighbouring Airdrie, is part of the Greater Glasgow urban area. The first settlement of the area stretches back to the Stone Age era...
and via Bothwell four and a half miles north-west of Hamilton
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...
.
Facilities
Uddingston is home to Tunnock'sTunnock's
Thomas Tunnock Limited, commonly known as Tunnock's, is a family baker in Uddingston, Scotland.The company was formed by Thomas Tunnock as Tunnock's in 1890, when he purchased a baker's shop in Uddingston. The company expanded in the 1950s, and it was at this time that the core products were...
factory, famed for its caramel wafers and teacakes. The factory contributes much to the village's economy as does the industrial estate located on the Bellshill Road. In earlier times mining was a major industry, with the long lost village of Flemington
Flemington, South Lanarkshire
Flemington was a small mining community on the outskirts of Uddingston. It existed from the early 1900s until the late 1930s and was located next to the mainline railway line, just off the road that links Blantyre to Uddingston, near Bothwell Castle. Once the mining ceased the village, like many...
an example of a settlement that failed to survive following the closure of its pit.
Uddingston has a police station, traditional main street shops, three supermarkets, restaurants, pubs and rail station
Uddingston railway station
Uddingston railway station serves the town of Uddingston, South Lanarkshire. The station is located on the Argyle Line and Shotts Line. Passenger services are provided by ScotRail.- History :...
. It also has several sports clubs including two municipal gyms, a hockey Club, Cricket Club, Rugby Club
Uddingston RFC
Uddingston Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team, based in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Club plays its home matches at Bothwell Castle Policies in Uddingston...
, a bowling and tennis club, Calderbraes Golf Club and a junior football club, Thorniewood United.
Uddingston railway station
Uddingston railway station
Uddingston railway station serves the town of Uddingston, South Lanarkshire. The station is located on the Argyle Line and Shotts Line. Passenger services are provided by ScotRail.- History :...
runs two regular hourly services on the Argyle Line
Argyle Line
The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. It connects the Lanarkshire towns of Lanark, Larkhall and Motherwell to West Dunbartonshire via central Glasgow using sub-surface running...
and a third hourly service on the Glasgow Central to Edinburgh Line. On the Train running north to Dalmuir
Dalmuir
Dalmuir is an area on the western side of Clydebank, in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.-Location:It is neighboured by the village of Old Kilpatrick, the Mountblow and Parkhall areas of Clydebank, as well as the town centre...
or Milngavie
Milngavie
Milngavie , is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is on the Allander Water, at the northwestern edge of Greater Glasgow, and about from Glasgow city centre. It neighbours Bearsden....
via Glasgow, the next stop is Cambuslang. Glasgow Central is six stops and approximately sixteen minutes journey time from Uddingston on the Argyle line and one or two stops (dependent on train time)from Glasgow Central on the Edinburgh Train - a journey time of roughly twelve minutes. The Argyle Service in the opposite direction runs to 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...
or 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"....
. The next stop is Bellshill, five minutes away.
Uddingston is served by three buses - two opereated by First and one by Coakley. The First 255 and 240 buses run from Motherwell to Buchanan Street Bus Station in Glasgow. The 255 runs through Hamilton and Bothwell then through the east end of Glasgow via Parkhead to the city centre. The 240 runs via Bellshill and adjoins with the 255's route after Uddingston. The Coakley 107 service runs circularly through Uddingston, Hamilton, Wishaw
Wishaw
Wishaw is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles south-east of Glasgow....
, Motherwell and Bellshill.
Education
The local primary schools, the Roman Catholic St John the Baptist, and the non-denominational Muiredge primary are located side by side adjacent to the main street and Tunnock'sTunnock's
Thomas Tunnock Limited, commonly known as Tunnock's, is a family baker in Uddingston, Scotland.The company was formed by Thomas Tunnock as Tunnock's in 1890, when he purchased a baker's shop in Uddingston. The company expanded in the 1950s, and it was at this time that the core products were...
factory. Uddingston Grammar School
Uddingston Grammar School
Uddingston Grammar School is the only high school in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its motto is 'Virtute Crescam' which means 'may I grow in moral excellence'The school was opened in August 1885...
, the non-denominational secondary school, is located on the Meadowbank Floodplain off Old Glasgow Road. The closest Roman Catholic secondary schools are Holy Cross High School in Hamilton and Cardinal Newman High School in Bellshill.
Notable residents
Uddingston has been home to several successful footballers: Jimmy JohnstoneJimmy Johnstone
James Connolly "Jimmy" Johnstone was a Scottish football player. Johnstone was best known for his time with Celtic, and was voted their best ever player by the club's fans in 2002...
and George McCluskey
George McCluskey
George McKinley Cassidy McCluskey is a Scottish former association football player for clubs including Celtic and Leeds United. He finished as the top scorer in the Scottish Football League Premier Division in the 1981–82 season....
both of Celtic
Celtic F.C.
Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...
; Tommy McQueen
Tommy McQueen
Tommy McQueen , is a former Scottish football defender. His primary position was full back.McQueen began his career with Clyde, making over 100 appearances in all competitions, before moving to Aberdeen in 1984, where he made 53 appearances, scored four goals and was part of the 1986 Scottish Cup...
who played for Aberdeen, West Ham, Clyde and Falkirk
Falkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...
; Iain Munro
Iain Munro
Alexander Iain Fordyce Munro is a Scottish former professional footballer. Munro was also a manager.- Playing career :...
, a football player, coach and manager; Lindsay Hamilton
Lindsay Hamilton (footballer)
Lindsay Hamilton is a Scottish former professional football player.Hamilton had a long and distinguished career, lasting from 1982-2000 in which he made close to 500 first class first team appearances.-Stenhousemuir:...
, who was goalkeeper with Stenhousemuir
Stenhousemuir F.C.
Stenhousemuir FC is a Scottish football club located in Stenhousemuir. The club is a member of the Scottish Football League and currently plays in the Scottish Second Division....
, Rangers
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...
, St Johnstone
St Johnstone F.C.
St. Johnstone F.C. is a professional football club based in Perth, Scotland. Although it is officially recorded as being formed in 1884, the club did not play its first game until February 1885. The club's home since 1989 has been McDiarmid Park....
and Dunfermline
Dunfermline Athletic F.C.
Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League....
, and John Robertson who most notably played at Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
.
David Kettle, who won numerous Scottish age group swimming titles in the late 1970s and early 1980s, also came from Uddingston.
Barry Burns
Barry Burns
Barry Burns is a Scottish musician best known for his work with post-rock band Mogwai.-Early life:Burns went to Cardinal Newman High School in Bellshill before enrolling with the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, taking up a Bachelor of Education degree in teaching music. He did...
, the pianist/guitarist of the Scottish instrumental group Mogwai
Mogwai
The word mogwai is the transliteration of the Cantonese word 魔怪 meaning "monster", "evil spirit", "devil" or "demon".-Mogwai/Mogui in Chinese culture:...
comes from Uddingston.
Uddingston was the birthplace of James W. Black
James W. Black
Sir James Whyte Black, OM, FRS, FRSE, FRCP was a Scottish doctor and pharmacologist. He spent his career both as researcher and as an academic at several universities. Black established the physiology department at the University of Glasgow, where he became interested in the effects of adrenaline...
, (14 June 1924 – 22 March 2010) the Scottish doctor and pharmacologist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine administered by the Nobel Foundation, is awarded once a year for outstanding discoveries in the field of life science and medicine. It is one of five Nobel Prizes established in 1895 by Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, in his will...
in 1988 for work leading to the discovery of Propranolol and Cimetidine
Cimetidine
Cimetidine INN is a histamine H2-receptor antagonist that inhibits the production of acid in the stomach. It is largely used in the treatment of heartburn and peptic ulcers. It is marketed by GlaxoSmithKline under the trade name Tagamet...
.
Also hailing from Uddingston is the footballer Gary MacKenzie who attended Uddingston Grammar from 1996-2001.
Nearby villages
- Blantyre
- BothwellBothwellBothwell is a small town in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Clyde, adjacent to Uddingston and Hamilton, nine miles east-south-east of Glasgow city centre....
- CambuslangCambuslangCambuslang is a suburban town on the south-eastern outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland. It is within the local authority area of South Lanarkshire. Historically, it was a large rural Parish incorporating nearby hamlets of Newton, Flemington, and Halfway. It is known as "the largest village in...
- FerniegairFerniegairFerniegair is an affluent and expanding suburb of Hamilton, on the road to Larkhall in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.It is at the entrance to Chatelherault Country Park, and when the railway station was re-opened it was named Chatelherault....
- ViewparkViewparkViewpark is a small urban development north-east of Uddingston in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Viewpark is adjacent to Tannochside, and is west of Bellshill. Viewpark is often considered a district of Uddingston despite falling under the jurisdiction of a separate local authority.Viewpark was...
- TannochsideTannochsideTannochside is an area of Uddingston and is located approximately 8 miles south-east of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Although considered part of Uddingston, it lies within a separate local authority area...
Nearby towns and cities
- BellshillBellshillBellshill is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, 10 miles south east of Glasgow city centre and 37 miles west of Edinburgh. Other nearby towns are Motherwell , Hamilton and Coatbridge . Since 1996, it has been situated in the Greater Glasgow metropolitan area...
- CoatbridgeCoatbridgeCoatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. The town, with neighbouring Airdrie, is part of the Greater Glasgow urban area. The first settlement of the area stretches back to the Stone Age era...
- GlasgowGlasgowGlasgow 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...
- HamiltonHamilton, South LanarkshireHamilton 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...
- MotherwellMotherwellMotherwell 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...