# Glassford

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{{about|the Scottish village}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
|official_name = Glassford
|gaelic_name= Fadhail Glainne
|scots_name= Glesart
|static_image=Glassford Church - geograph.org.uk - 95293.jpg
|population                       = {{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Glassford}}
|population_ref                   = ({{Scottish settlement population citation|year}})<ref>{{Scottish settlement population citation}}</ref>
|country = Scotland
|unitary_scotland = [South Lanarkshire](/source/South_Lanarkshire)
|lieutenancy_scotland = [Lanarkshire](/source/Lanarkshire)
|coordinates = {{Coord|55|42|01|N|4|01|44|W|region:GB|display=inline,title}}
|os_grid_reference = NS725470
|constituency_westminster = [East Kilbride and Strathaven](/source/East_Kilbride_and_Strathaven_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) <!-- 2024 -->
|constituency_scottish_parliament = [Clydesdale](/source/Clydesdale_(Scottish_Parliament_constituency))
|postcode_district = ML10
|postcode_area = ML
|historic_county=
|post_town = STRATHAVEN
}}

'''Glassford''' ({{Audio|Glassford.ogg|listen}}; locally known as ''The Glesart''<ref>{{cite news|last=Walls|first=Sandra|title=Fun at Glassford gala day|url=http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/hamilton-news/2008/06/26/fun-at-glassford-gala-day-51525-21151380/|access-date=13 January 2011|newspaper=Hamilton Advertiser|date=Jun 26, 2008}}</ref> {{Audio|Glassford (local).ogg|listen}}) is a small village located {{convert|8|km|0}} south of [Hamilton](/source/Hamilton%2C_South_Lanarkshire), and {{convert|3|km|0}} north-east of [Strathaven](/source/Strathaven), in [South Lanarkshire](/source/South_Lanarkshire), Scotland. It has a population of roughly 500–600 people.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} Features include the 19th-century Parish Church, and the remains of the 17th-century church, both of which are category B [listed building](/source/listed_building)s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING:7654 |title=Ruin of Old Church and Graveyard, Listed Building Report |publisher=Historic Scotland |access-date=2014-04-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/pls/htmldb/f?p=2200:15:0::::BUILDING:7653 |title=Parish Church and Graveyard, Listed Building Report |publisher=Historic Scotland |access-date=2014-04-27}}</ref> The [Avon Water](/source/Avon_Water) offers fishing and walks. The local No.13 or No 256 bus service comes through the village once every hour.

==People from Glassford==

*Rev [James Struthers](/source/James_Struthers)
*[Peter Wedderburn, Lord Chesterhall](/source/Peter_Wedderburn%2C_Lord_Chesterhall)

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://sites.google.com:/site/glassfordchurch Glassford Parish Church]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130417055128/http://www.glassford-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk/ Glassford Primary]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8NDsXt1nEo Covenanter William Gordon of Earlston. Video and narration]

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Category:Villages in South Lanarkshire
Category:Parishes in Lanarkshire

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