Sandford, South Lanarkshire

Village in Scotland

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55°39′47″N 4°02′24″W / 55.663°N 4.04°W / 55.663; -4.04

Sandford is a village near Strathaven, South Lanarkshire in Scotland. It lies approximately 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Glasgow. It has 50 houses and 200 inhabitants. Sandford also has two parks and a bus shed which houses 5 buses overnight. The village is home to one of the oldest mills in Avondale.

The village is a part of Sandford and Upper Avondale Community Council. In 2002-3 the council was successful in winning a grant of £21,000 to restore a footpath between the village and the small town of Strathaven around 2 miles (3 km) away.[1]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Community Environmental Renewal Grants, 2002 - 2003, Scottish Government website.

External links

  • Sandford's Overhall or Spectacle E'e Mill
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