Crawfordjohn

This article is about the village in Scotland. For people with a similar name, see John Crawford (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Crawford, South Lanarkshire.

Crawfordjohn
Crawfordjohn
Crawfordjohn is located in South Lanarkshire
Crawfordjohn
Crawfordjohn
Location within South Lanarkshire
Population117 
OS grid referenceNS880238
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBIGGAR
Postcode districtML12
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
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List of places
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55°29′43″N 3°46′31″W / 55.49528°N 3.77528°W / 55.49528; -3.77528

Crawfordjohn (Scottish Gaelic: Creamhain Eòin) is a small village and civil parish of 117 residents[1] located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.[2] It is three miles (5 km) west of Abington and seven miles (11 km) north east of Leadhills, near junction 13 of the M74. It lies to the north of the Duneaton Water, a tributary of the River Clyde. It is known for the manufacture of curling stones.

References

  1. ^ "Interesting Information for Crawfordjohn, Biggar, Scotland, ML12 6SX Postcode".
  2. ^ The Imperial gazetteer of Scotland. 1854. VOL.I (AAN-GORDON) by Rev. John Marius Wilson. p.315 https://archive.org/stream/imperialgazettee01wils#page/315/mode/1up


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