Hamilton, Scotland

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Hamilton, Scotland is a large town in South Lanarkshire near Glasgow, known historically for its ducal Hamilton Palace and as an important administrative and commercial center in the region.

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Hamilton, Scotland canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
administrativeCentreOf South Lanarkshire Council area
country Scotland
dialCode 01698
governingBody South Lanarkshire Council
hasEducationalInstitution New College Lanarkshire campus in Hamilton
University of the West of Scotland Hamilton campus
hasHistoricAssociationWith Hamilton Palace
hasLandmark Chatelherault Country Park
Hamilton Mausoleum
Hamilton Old Parish Church
Hamilton Racecourse
Hamilton Sheriff Court
Hamilton Town House
Low Parks Museum
hasNeighbouringSettlement Blantyre
Bothwell
East Kilbride
Larkhall
Motherwell
hasPark Strathclyde Country Park
hasShoppingCentre Hamilton Palace Grounds retail area
hasSportsTeam Hamilton Academical F.C.
historicalEconomicRole administrative centre of Lanarkshire
market town
historicallyAssociatedWith Dukes of Hamilton
historicallyIn county of Lanarkshire
knownFor administrative functions
commercial centre role
lieutenancyArea Lanarkshire
locatedIn Central Lowlands of Scotland
locatedNear Glasgow
parliamentaryConstituency Lanark and Hamilton East
partOf South Lanarkshire
postalTown HAMILTON
region West Central Scotland
river River Avon
River Clyde
roadConnection A72 road
A725 road
M74 motorway
scottishParliamentConstituency Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
sportsFacility New Douglas Park
timezone GMT
timezoneDST BST
transport Hamilton Central railway station
Hamilton West railway station

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Hamilton (toponym) hasNotableUsage Hamilton, Scotland