Carstairs Junction

Village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Human settlement in Scotland

Carstairs Junction

Location within South Lanarkshire

Population670 (mid-2020 est.)^[1]OS grid referenceNS951454• Edinburgh29 miles (47 km)• London393 miles (632 km)Community council

Carstairs

Council area

South Lanarkshire

Lieutenancy area

Lanarkshire

CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLANARKPostcode districtML11Dialling code01555PoliceScotlandFire Scottish Ambulance Scottish UK Parliament

Lanark and Hamilton East

Scottish Parliament

Clydesdale

List of places: UK; Scotland

55°41′28″N 3°40′10″W / 55.690990°N 3.669349°W / 55.690990; -3.669349

Carstairs Junction (Scottish Gaelic: Snaim Caisteal Tarrais) is a village in South Lanarkshire. Taking its name from the village of Carstairs and nearby railway junction, the village grew around the railway station which opened in 1848. In 2011 it had a population of 747.^[2]

The village has a primary school, Carstairs Junction Primary School.^[3] A church, Pettinain Church, is Category B listed.^[4]

References

^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Area Profiles". Scotland's Census 2011. National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^ White, Chloe (27 March 2022). "Carstairs' school has STEM 'garden' classroom officially opened". Rail Advent. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
^ "Pettinain Church, Pettinain, South Lanarkshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 March 2022.