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Allanton

Allanton is a village on the A71, in , Scotland. Allanton Colliery was the last colliery to be built and the first colliery to be taken over by the National Coal Board in 1951.
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  • Type: Village with 1,180 residents
  • Description: village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Allanton, North Lanarkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hartwood railway station and Hartwood Hospital.

Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station serving in , . It is on the Shotts Line, 19 miles east of towards .

Ruins
Photo: Raymond Okonski, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a psychiatric hospital located in the village of near the town of in Scotland.

Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a railway station serving in , . It is located on the Shotts Line, 20½ miles east of towards . is situated 2 miles northeast of Allanton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hartwood and Bonkle.

Village
Photo: Jim Smillie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , Scotland. Nearby settlements include , Allanton and . The area is rural, with fewer than 50 houses.

Village
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is a village 3 miles north-east of in , Scotland. It is sited on the east bank of the . Murdostoun Castle is located nearby.

Town
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is a small town in , Scotland. It is located 16 miles from and has a population of about 8,840. A local story has being named after the legendary giant highwayman Bertram de , though toponymists give the Anglo-Saxon scēots as the real source of the name. is situated 1½ miles northeast of Allanton.

Allanton

Latitude
55.80015° or 55° 48′ 1″ north
Longitude
-3.83458° or 3° 50′ 5″ west
Population
1,180
Elevation
600 feet (183 metres)
Open location code
9C7RR528+35
Open­Street­Map ID
node 229144833
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
11592116
Wiki­data ID
Q3440604
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Allanton” goes by many names.
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  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Allanton i North Lanarkshire”
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  • Russian: “Аллантон”
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  • Swedish: “Allanton, North Lanarkshire”
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