| Rutherglen | |
| Scottish Gaelic: An Ruadh Ghleann | |
| Scots: Ru'glen | |
  Rutherglen shown within Scotland | |
| Population | 25,000 |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | |
| Council area | South Lanarkshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Lanarkshire |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G73 |
| Dialling code | 0141 |
| Police | Strathclyde |
| Fire | Strathclyde |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| European Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Rutherglen and Hamilton West |
| Scottish Parliament | Glasgow Rutherglen |
| List of places: UK • Scotland | |
Rutherglen (pronounced: ruh-ther-glen) comes from the Gaelic An Ruadh Ghleann - "the red valley". Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. Scots ( The Scots leid) refers to Anglic varieties derived from early northern Middle English spoken in parts of Scotland and Northern Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using Latitude and Longitude For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as South Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the The Lieutenancy areas of Scotland are the areas used for the ceremonial lord-lieutenants, the monarch 's representatives in Scotland. Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) officially the County of Lanark, was formerly a county of Scotland. Constituent country is a phrase used often by official institutions in contexts in which a country makes up a part of a larger entity or grouping Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. This list of sovereign states, alphabetically arranged gives an overview of States around the world with information on the extent of their Sovereignty. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system UK Postal codes are known as postcodes. UK postcodes are Alphanumeric. The, also known as the Glasgow postcode area, is a group of postal districts around Alexandria, Clydebank, Dumbarton, Glasgow and The UK Telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Telephone Numbering Plan, is the system used for assigning Telephone numbers in the United There are a number of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom. Strathclyde Police is the Police force for the Scottish council areas of Argyll and Bute, City of Glasgow, East Ayrshire The fire service in the United Kingdom operates under separate legislative and administrative arrangements in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Strathclyde Fire and Rescue is the Statutory fire and rescue service for the area of Strathclyde, Scotland. SASDivmap copyjpg|right|200px]] Helimed5jpg|thumb|right|EC-135 G-SASA "Helimed 5" based at Glasgow City Heliport]] The Scottish Ambulance Service ( Scottish Scotland constitutes a single Constituency of the European Parliament. This is a list of the 646 constituencies currently represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, as at the 2005 general election Rutherglen and Hamilton West is a Burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was first used in the The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral Glasgow Rutherglen is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) A Gazetteer of place names in the United Kingdom showing each place's County, Unitary authority or council area and its geographical coordinates This List of places in Scotland is a complete collection of lists of places in Scotland. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. Rutherglen is a town in South Lanarkshire, located by the south-eastern suburbs of the city of Glasgow, Scotland near the town of Cambuslang. South Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig a Deas in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Cambuslang ( Scottish Gaelic: Camas Long from camas - river bend long - ship is a suburban town on the south-eastern outskirts In 1975, it lost its own local council and administratively became part of the city of Glasgow. In 1996 it was reallocated to the South Lanarkshire council area. 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The town was famous until around 1910 for its annual horse fairs. The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. It is still the oldest royal burgh in Scotland, being more than 500 years older than Glasgow. A royal burgh was a type of Scottish Burgh which had been founded by or subsequently granted a Royal charter. It was a centre of heavy industry, having a long coal mining tradition which died out by 1950, and was until the 1960s home to the infamous White's chemical works, which was responsible for huge swathes of the area from southern Glasgow across to the town of Cambuslang being polluted with chromium waste. Heavy industry does not have a single fixed meaning as compared to Light industry. Coal mining is the extraction or removal of Coal from the Earth by Mining. Cambuslang ( Scottish Gaelic: Camas Long from camas - river bend long - ship is a suburban town on the south-eastern outskirts Chromium (ˈkroʊmiəm is a Chemical element which has the symbol Cr and Atomic number 24 Rutherglen, and most of the towns encircling the city, are now dormitory suburbs of Glasgow. South San Jose (cropjpg||thumb|A suburban development in San Jose California.
Clyde Football Club used to play in the area before moving to the former new town of Cumbernauld. Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the First Division of the Scottish Football League. A new town, planned community or planned city is a City, Town, or Community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically Cumbernauld ( Gaelic: Comar nan Allt) is a New town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The immediate area could be considered the cradle of Scottish football, with Hampden Park, the national stadium and home to Scotland's oldest football club Queen's Park F.C. being close by as well as Cathkin Park, the home of the defunct Third Lanark F.C. and not far to the north, Celtic Park, the home of Celtic F.C. - all of which (apart from Clyde's former ground) are located in the City of Glasgow. (Association Football is the most popular Sport in Scotland and is one of the country's National sports There is a long tradition of "football" Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F A national stadium is a Stadium that typically serves as the primary or exclusive home for one or more of a country's national representative sports teams Not to be confused with English football club Queens Park Rangers F Cathkin Park is a municipal park in Glasgow, Scotland. The park is maintained by the city's parks department and it is a public place where football is still played Third Lanark Athletic Club are an Association football club that originally existed from 1872 to 1967 based in Glasgow Scotland. Celtic Park is a football Stadium in the Parkhead area of Glasgow in Scotland. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League.
The local newspaper is the Rutherglen Reformer.
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Governance
Rutherglen was a parliamentary burgh represented in the U.K. Parliament as a component of Glasgow Burghs constituency from 1708 to 1832, and as a component of Kilmarnock Burghs from 1832 to 1918. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Clyde Burghs, also known as Glasgow Burghs, was a District of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Kilmarnock Burghs was a District of burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1918 In 1918, the Rutherglen constituency was created, which became Rutherglen Glasgow in 1983. Rutherglen (from 1983 Glasgow Rutherglen) was a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom Rutherglen (from 1983 Glasgow Rutherglen) was a Constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
In 1999, The Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Glasgow Rutherglen was created, with the same boundaries as the UK parliamentary constituency. The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral Glasgow Rutherglen is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures goals or loyalty
In 2005, Scottish constituencies for the UK parliament were mostly replaced with new constituencies, and Rutherglen is now within the Rutherglen and Hamilton West constituency. Scottish Westminster constituencies were Scottish Constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain, normally Rutherglen and Hamilton West is a Burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was first used in the The Scottish Parliament constituencies remain unaltered. The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral
Transport
Rutherglen Main Street is served by Rutherglen railway station and there are also numerous bus links into Glasgow City Centre. Rutherglen is a Railway station in the town centre of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, and lying on the Argyle railway line
Education
Schools in the Rutherglen area
Non-Denominational Schools
- Bankhead Primary School, Bankhead Road, Rutherglen, G73 2BQ
- Burgh Primary School, 41 King Street, Rutherglen, G73 1JY
- Burnside Primary School, Glenlui Avenue, Burnside, Rutherglen, G73 4JE
- Calderwood Primary School, Buchanan Drive, Rutherglen
- Spittal Primary School, Lochlee Road, Spittal, Rutherglen
- Rutherglen High School, Reid Street, Rutherglen, G73 3DF
- Stonelaw High School, 140 Calderwood Road, Rutherglen, G73 3BP
Roman Catholic Schools
- St Anthony's Primary School, Lochaber Drive, Rutherglen, G73 5HX
- St Columbkille's Primary School, Clincarthill Road, Rutherglen, G73 2LG
- St Mark's Primary School, Kirkriggs Avenue, Blairbeth, Rutherglen, G73 4LY
- Trinity High School, Glenside Drive, Eastfield, Rutherglen, G73 3LW
Notable people
Rutherglen was the birthplace of Archie Jackson, the Australian cricketer. Stonelaw High School is a non-denominational state High school located in Rutherglen, Scotland near the city of Glasgow. Trinity High School is the name of high schools In the United Kingdom: Trinity High School (Rutherglen, Rutherglen Scotland Trinity Archibald ("Archie" Jackson (5 September 1909 &ndash 16 February 1933 was an Australian Cricketer who played eight Test matches as a specialist Rutherglen is also the birthplace of Craig Patrick who's most famous invention was lypsyl. Comedian/actor Robbie Coltrane was also born in Rutherglen, as was Marie Cassidy, State Pathologist for Ireland. Robbie Coltrane, OBE (born 30 March 1950) is a Scottish Actor, comedian and author Professor Marie Therese Cassidy was appointed state Pathologist in the Republic of Ireland in January 2004
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