Larkhaw

Larkhaw^[1] (Inglis: Larkhall, Scots Gaelic: Taigh na h-Uiseig)^[2] is a toun in Sooth Lanrikshire, Scotland an is aroond 14 mile (23 km) sootheast o Glesga.

Larkhaw Scots Gaelic: Taigh na h-Uiseig Inglis: Larkhall
Millheugh Bridge an the Larkhaw Viaduct
Larkhaw Location within Sooth Lanrikshire
Population	15,549 (2001)
OS grid reference	NS7651
Ceevil pairish	Dalserf
Cooncil area	Sooth Lanrikshire
Lieutenancy area	Lanrikshire
Kintra	Scotland
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Post toun	LARKHALL
Postcode destrict	ML9
Diallin code	01698
Police	Scots
Fire	Scots
Ambulance	Scots
EU Pairlament	Scotland
UK Pairlament	Lanrik an Hamilton East
Scots Pairlament	Hamiltoun, Larkhauch an Stonehouse
Leet o places UK Scotland 55.737°N 3.972°W / 55.737; -3.972

Etymology

The toun haes haed sindry names afore syne. Roy's Militar Map o the 1750s gies Laverockhall as the name o the toun^[3], maist like giein mense tae the bird. Syne, maps gied the name as Larkhall^[4], but baith Laverockhall and Larkhall war uised thegither for a fair while^[5][6]. It's wirdy o tent that a hantle o gates athort Lanark are cried wi mense tae Laverockhall, for ensample in the toun o Lanark^[7] an in Glesca^[8].