Everything about Uddingston totally explained
Uddingston is a village in
South Lanarkshire,
Scotland, on the north side of the
River Clyde, approximately seven miles to the south-east of
Glasgow.
It is home to
Tunnock's factory, famed for its caramel wafers and teacakes. The factory contributes much to the village's economy as does the industrial estate located on the Bellshill Road. In earlier times mining was a major industry, with the long lost village of
Flemington an example of a settlement that failed to survive following the closure of its pit.
Uddingston has a police station, traditional main street shops, pubs and
rail station. It also has several sports clubs including a hockey Club, Cricket club, rugby club, a bowling and tennis club, Calderbraes Golf Club and a junior football club Thorniewood United.
The nearest big towns are
Bellshill and Cambuslang: Bellshill is one stop along the
Motherwell via Bellshill line, and Cambuslang can be accessed by all services except three per day. Local folk are known as the Villagers.
Uddingston has been home to successful sportspeople; in football
Lindsay Hamilton was goalkeeper with
Stenhousemuir,
Rangers,
St Johnstone and
Dunfermline; with
Jimmy Johnstone and
George McCluskey, both of
Celtic.
David Kettle, who won numerous Scottish age group swimming titles in the late 1970s and early 1980s, also came from Uddingston, along with Lawrence Murphy, The 2003 world middleweight boxing champion.
Education
The local primary schools, the Catholic St John the Baptists, and the non-denominational Muiredge primary are located side by side adjacent to the main street and
Tunnock's factory. Uddingston Grammar, the non-denominational secondary school is located just off the main street next to the train station. The closest Catholic secondary school is Holy Cross in Hamilton.
Nearby Villages
Nearby Towns
Bellshill
Coatbridge
Cumbernauld
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