Avon Water
Avon Water is a river in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Avon Water is situated nearby to the locality Avon Braes, as well as near Mary Hosies.Places of Interest
Highlights include Merryton railway station and Larkhall railway station.
Merryton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Merryton railway station is a railway station in Larkhall, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and lies on the Argyle Line. The station was officially opened on 9 December 2005, as part of the Larkhall branch re-opened at the same time.
Larkhall railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Larkhall railway station serves the town of Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is the south-eastern terminus of the Argyle Line, 16+1⁄4 miles south east of Glasgow Central railway station.
Cadzow Castle
Castle
Photo: Supergolden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cadzow Castle, now in ruins, was constructed between 1500 and 1550 at a site one mile south-east of the centre of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hamilton and Motherwell.
Hamilton
Photo: Grazzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hamilton is a town on Clydeside in central Scotland. With a population of 55,000 in 2022, it's the fourth-largest town in Scotland and lies 12 miles southeast of Glasgow, at the confluence of the River Clyde with the Avon Water.
Motherwell
Photo: Jonathan Oldenbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Motherwell is an industrial town in the Clydeside region of central Scotland, with a population of 32,840 in 2020. It's 16 miles southeast of Glasgow, and divided by the motorway and River Clyde from neighbouring Hamilton.
Larkhall
Town
Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Larkhall is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, around 14 miles southeast of Glasgow. It is twinned with Seclin in northern France. Larkhall sits on high ground between the River Clyde to the East and the Avon Water to the West.
Avon Water
- Type: River
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.7437° or 55° 44′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.9904° or 3° 59′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C7RP2V5+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 96144280OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=river
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