Carstairs Junction
Village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the village. For the railway station, see Carstairs railway station.
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.[2]
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Carstairs Junction
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Station Road, Carstairs Junction | |
Location within South Lanarkshire | |
Population | 670 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
OS grid reference | NS951454 |
• Edinburgh | 29 miles (47 km) |
• London | 393 miles (632 km) |
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Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LANARK |
Postcode district | ML11 |
Dialling code | 01555 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
55.690990°N 3.669349°W / 55.690990; -3.669349 |
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The village has a primary school, Carstairs Junction Primary School.[3] A church, Pettinain Church, is Category B listed.[4]