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Carmunnock
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Location within the Glasgow City council area Location within Scotland | |
Population | 1,350 (2022)[1] |
OS grid reference | NS598574 |
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Lieutenancy area |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GLASGOW |
Postcode district | G76 |
Dialling code | 0141 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
Carmunnock (/kɑːrˈmʌnək/; Scottish Gaelic: Cathair Mhanach) is a conservation village situated within the Glasgow City council area, lying within three miles (five kilometres) of East Kilbride and Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire and Busby in East Renfrewshire. The nearest other district within Glasgow is Castlemilk.
This ancient settlement which is associated with the early Christian missionary Saint Cadoc, has a medieval street plan set within the lands of an estate held by variously the Morays of Bothwell, the Earls of Douglas and eventually to the Lords, Marquesses and Dukes of Hamilton until 1700 when it passed to the Stuarts of Castlemilk.
The village is a popular residential area. The village has its own primary school (Carmunnock Primary School) with around 178 pupils.[2] There is also a newsagent/village shop.
The village hosts its own Highland Games.[3]