Lanrik

Lanrik
Scots Gaelic: *Lannraig*
Inglis: *Lanark*
Lanrik Scots Gaelic: Lannraig; Inglis: Lanark;
	; Lanrik High Street, August 2006
	; Coat o Arms o the Ryal Burgh o Lanrik
	Lanrik Location within Scotland
Population	8,253
OS grid reference	NS8843
• Edinburgh	29 1⁄2 mile (47.5 km)
• Lunnon	325 mile (523 km)
Cooncil area	Sooth Lanarkshire;
Lieutenancy area	Lanrikshire;
Kintra	Scotland
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Post toun	LANARK
Postcode destrict	ML11
Diallin code	01555
Police	Scots
Fire	Scots
Ambulance	Scots
EU Pairlament	Scotland
UK Pairlament	Lanrik an Hamiltoun East;
Scots Pairlament	Clydesdale;
	Leet o places UK Scotland 55°40′30″N 3°46′37″W / 55.674903°N 3.777019°WCoordinates: 55°40′30″N 3°46′37″W / 55.674903°N 3.777019°W

Lanrik (Scots Gaelic: Lannraig, Inglis: Lanark) is a smaw toun in the central belt o Scotland. It haes 8,253 indwallers makkin it the 100t mukkilest toun in Scotland. The origin o the name is British (Cumbric Lanerc, Welsh Llanerch) meinin "glade"^[2].

Lanrik wis the coontie toun o the umwhyl coontie o Lanrikshire. For monie yeir, houaniver, Hamiltoun wis the coontie toun afore the makkin o Strathclyde. It haes a lang historie, auld tradeitions, an sum fine pairks an biggins. Lanrik railwey station an coach station haes frequent services ti Glesga. Thar isna ower mukkil industrie in Lanrik an sum dwallers commute for ti wirk in Glesga an Edinburgh. Its shaps serr the local fermin communitie an surroondin veilages. Thar is a mukkil modren lyvstock auction mercat on the ootskirts o the toun.

References

↑ "Area Profiles". Scotland's Census 2011. National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
↑ Scottish place names, W. F. H. Nicolaisen, p.164, 172, London, 1976

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[2011_Census-1] "Area Profiles". Scotland's Census 2011. National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 3 August 2014.

[2] Scottish place names, W. F. H. Nicolaisen, p.164, 172, London, 1976

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