Law, South Lanarkshire
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  Law Location withinSouth Lanarkshire | |
| Population | 3,090 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NS818523 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARLUKE |
| Postcode district | ML8 |
| Dialling code | 01698 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Lawis a village situated betweenCarlukeandWishawinSouth Lanarkshire,Scotland with a population of around 3,000.[2]The village lies on the border ofNorth Lanarkshire.
Law is a former mining village, now mainly a low density residential area.
Amenities
[edit]For a village so small, Law has a wide range of services, the majority of which can be found on Station Road, the village's main street.
Law Parish Church can be found on Station Road. The church is part of theChurch of Scotlandand seeks to provide spiritual and pastoral care to anyone in the parish, church member or not, who requires it. A variety of organisations take place in the church for people of all ages including theBoys' BrigadeandGirls' Brigade.[3]
Law Primary School has approximately 240 pupils[4]and with older pupils going on to attendCarluke High Schoolfour miles (six kilometres) away.
TheWest Coast Main Lineruns through the north-eastern edge of the village. Law Junction railway station was closed in 1965.[5]However, there has been much speculation that it may be reopened in future, due to the proposed building of many new homes on the old site of Law Hospital.[6]If re-opened, cities such asGlasgowandEdinburghcould be accessible from Law by train.
Law Hospital,on the outskirts of Law Village, closed in 2001, with all patients being sent toWishaw General Hospital,located in theCraigneukarea of Wishaw. There was an ambulance station on the site of the hospital but since 2001, theScottish Ambulance Serviceopened a new one next door to Huws Gray builder's merchant on Wildman Road, which is the entrance road to the village fromWishaw.
Law Community AFC
[edit]Law Community AFC, formed in 2011, is the village's local amateur football team. Their home games are played at Law Football Parks. The team are currently in the Premier Division. Their Home Kit is Red and away kit is Blue. Their sponsors are local businesses Tandoori Palace, Scotmid, TCH Law and Caledonian Bar.
Honours - Strathclyde Evangelical Churches League Division 3 Winners - 2013/14
Strathclyde Evangelical Churches League Division 2 Athol Cup Winners - 2014/15
Strathclyde Evangelical Churches League Division 1 Athol Cup Winners - 2015/16
Notable people
[edit]- Roy Henderson,former professional footballer
- Ryan Finnie(footballer), professional footballer forBerwick Rangers.
- Jake Hastie(footballer), professional footballer forMotherwell
References
[edit]- ^"Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland".National Records of Scotland.31 March 2022.Retrieved31 March2022.
- ^"United Kingdom: Scotland".citypopulation.de.Retrieved7 August2024.
- ^https://lawparishchurch.org/[bare URL]
- ^Magee, Molly."Law Primary School".southlanarkshire.gov.uk.Retrieved7 August2024.
- ^Crawford, Ewan."Law Junction - RAILSCOT".railscot.co.uk.Retrieved7 August2024.
- ^"£25m housing development planned on former South Lanarkshire hospital site".Scottish Construction Now.12 November 2018.Retrieved7 August2024.
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