Carstairs Junction Explained

Official Name:Carstairs Junction
Gaelic Name:Snaim Caisteal Tarrais
Country:Scotland
Static Image Name:Station_Road_-_geograph.org.uk_-_162138.jpg
Static Image Caption:Station Road, Carstairs Junction
Population Ref:
Os Grid Reference:NS951454
Coordinates:55.691°N -3.6693°W
Post Town:LANARK
Postcode Area:ML
Postcode District:ML11
Dial Code:01555
Community Scotland:Carstairs

Carstairs Junction (Gaelic; 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.[1]

The village has a primary school, Carstairs Junction Primary School.[2] A church, Pettinain Church, is Category B listed.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Area Profiles . Scotland's Census 2011 . National Records of Scotland . 3 September 2019.
  2. Web site: White . Chloe . 2022-03-27 . Carstairs’ school has STEM ‘garden’ classroom officially opened . 2022-03-28 . Rail Advent.
  3. Web site: Pettinain Church, Pettinain, South Lanarkshire . 2022-03-28 . British Listed Buildings.