Carstairs Junction

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Carstairs Junction
  • Scottish Gaelic: Snaim Caisteal Tarrais
Station Road - geograph.org.uk - 162138.jpg
Station Road, Carstairs Junction
Carstairs Junction is located in South Lanarkshire
Carstairs Junction
Carstairs Junction
Location within South Lanarkshire
Population747 [1]
OS grid referenceNS951454
• Edinburgh29 miles (47 km)
• London393 miles (632 km)
Community council
  • Carstairs
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLANARK
Postcode districtML11
Dialling code01555
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
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55°41′28″N 3°40′10″W / 55.690990°N 3.669349°W / 55.690990; -3.669349Coordinates: 55°41′28″N 3°40′10″W / 55.690990°N 3.669349°W / 55.690990; -3.669349

Carstairs Junction (Scottish Gaelic: Snaim Caisteal Tarrais) is a village in South Lanarkshire. Taking its name from the village of Carstairs and nearby railway junction, the village grew around the railway station which opened in 1848. In 2011 it had a population of 747.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Area Profiles". Scotland's Census 2011. National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 3 September 2019.


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