- Uddingston
infobox UK place
country = Scotland
official_name=Uddingston
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population=
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latitude=55.81829
longitude=-4.08275
unitary_scotland=South Lanarkshire
lieutenancy_scotland=Lanarkshire
constituency_westminster=Lanark and Hamilton East
constituency_scottish_parliament=Hamilton North and Belshill
post_town=Glasgow
postcode_district =G71 7
postcode_area=G
dial_code=01698
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static_image_caption=Uddingston is a village in
South Lanarkshire ,Scotland , on the north side of theRiver Clyde , approximately seven miles to the south-east ofGlasgow .Facilities
It is home to "
Tunnock's " factory, famed for its caramel wafers and teacakes. The factory contributes much to the village's economy as does the industrial estate located on the Bellshill Road. In earlier times mining was a major industry, with the long lost village of Flemington an example of a settlement that failed to survive following the closure of its pit.Uddingston has a police station, traditional main street shops, pubs and rail station. It also has several sports clubs including a hockey Club, Cricket club, rugby club, a bowling and tennis club, Calderbraes Golf Club and a junior football club Thorniewood United.
The nearest big towns are
Bellshill andCambuslang : Bellshill is one stop along the Motherwell via Bellshill line, and Cambuslang can be accessed by all services except three per day. Local folk are known as the Villagers.Education
The local primary schools, the Catholic St John the Baptists, and the non-denominational Muiredge primary are located side by side adjacent to the main street and
Tunnock's factory. Uddingston Grammar, the non-denominational secondary school is located just off the main street next to the train station. The closest Catholic secondary school is Holy Cross in Hamilton.Notable residents
Uddingston has been home to several successful footballers:
Jimmy Johnstone andGeorge McCluskey both of Celtic;Tommy McQueen who played for Aberdeen, West Ham, Clyde and Falkirk; andLindsay Hamilton , who was goalkeeper with Stenhousemuir, Rangers, St Johnstone and Dunfermline.David Kettle, who won numerous Scottish age group swimming titles in the late 1970s and early 1980s, also came from Uddingston.Nearby Villages
*Blantyre
*Bothwell
*Cambuslang
*Ferniegair
*Viewpark
*Tannochside
*Calderbraes
*Kylepark Nearby Towns
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Bellshill
*Coatbridge
*Cumbernauld
*HamiltonExternal links
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