Biggar
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Population | 2,640 (2022)[1] |
OS grid reference | NT045375 |
• Edinburgh | 26 mi (42 km) |
• London | 317 mi (510 km) |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BIGGAR |
Postcode district | ML12 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
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Scottish Parliament | |
Biggar (Scottish Gaelic: Bigear [ˈpikʲəɾ])[2] is a town, parish and former burgh in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the Southern Uplands near the River Clyde on the A702. The closest neighbouring towns are Lanark, Peebles and Carluke.