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" Hamilton, parl. burgh, market town, and par., Lanarkshire, near the confluence of the Avon and the Clyde, 9¾ miles SE. of Glasgow and 382 NW. of London by rail - par. (which includes part of town of Motherwell and part of town of Larkhall), 14,243 ac., pop. 26,231; parliamentary and police burgh, pop. 18,517; 6 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-day, Friday. The original town (called Netherton) occupied a site within the Duke of Hamilton's park; the present town dates from the early part of the 15th century.

The prosperity of the place depends chiefly upon the minerals (coal, ironstone, limestone, and sandstone), which are extensively worked in the neighbourhood. Hamilton is a brigade-depot, and has an extensive range of barracks; it has also several good middle-class schools. In the immediate vicinity are large market gardens, and numerous villas of Glasgow merchants. Along with Falkirk, Airdrie, Lanark, and Linlithgow, Hamilton returns 1 member to Parliament. On the low ground between the town and the Clyde is Hamilton Palace, seat of the Duke of Hamilton (and Brandon), the premier peer of Scotland; it includes a tower of 1591, but is chiefly modern, and is one of the most magnificent edifices in the kingdom; it stands in an extensive park, which contains the mausoleum, the chateau of Chatelherault, and Cadzow Castle. See CADZOW."

From John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887

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Archives & Libraries

Under revision February 2011.

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Bibliography

OLD HAMILTON
by Rhona Wilson
published 1996 by Richard Stenlake Publishing, Ochiltree Sawmill, The Lade, Ochiltree, Ayrshire KA18 2NX
ISBN 1872074839

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Cemeteries

Presbyterian / Unitarian
Hamilton, Church of Scotland
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Churches

Presbyterian / Unitarian
Hamilton, Church of Scotland
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Church History

Dates of Old Parish Registers
b.1645-1854
m.1645-1854
d.1647-1714

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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

Search for Hamilton on the Gazetteer for Scotland.

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NS718529 (Lat/Lon: 55.752092, -4.044046), Hamilton which are provided by:

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Military History

Hamilton Barracks in World War One - BBC World War One at Home.

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Newspapers

The local newspaper is the Hamilton Advertiser