Lesmahagow

Lesmahagow
Lesmahagow is located in South Lanarkshire
Lesmahagow
Lesmahagow
Location within South Lanarkshire
Population4,300 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNS8139
• Edinburgh35.8 miles (57.6 km)
• London324 miles (521 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLANARK
Postcode districtML11
Dialling code01555
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
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55°38′17″N 3°53′13″W / 55.638°N 3.887°W / 55.638; -3.887

Lesmahagow (/lɛzməˈhɡ/ listen; Scots: Lismahagie[2] or Lesmahagae,[3] Scottish Gaelic: Lios MoChuda) is a small town in the historic county of Lanarkshire on the edge of moorland, near Lanark in the central belt of Scotland. Lesmahagow was also a civil parish.[4] It lies west of the M74, and southeast of Kirkmuirhill. It is also known as Abbey Green or the Gow.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Names in Scots - Places in Scotland".
  3. ^ "Error 403". www.scots-online.org.
  4. ^ The Imperial gazetteer of Scotland. 1854. Vol.II (GORDON-ZETLAND) by Rev. John Marius Wilson. pp.324–325 https://archive.org/stream/imperialgazettee02wilsuoft#page/324/mode/2up