Hairmyres

Hairmyres

Hairmyres is an area of East Kilbride to the west side of the new town, sited on the main road to Eaglesham and Kilmarnock. Hairmyres is where the district general hospital for the area is situated. The railway station (on the Glasgow Central to East Kilbride line) is at the bottom of the hospital drive. The trains are operated on a half hourly basis by First ScotRail Class 156 DMUs.

George Orwell stayed at Hairmyres Hospital, during which time the main narrative for his last novel, "Nineteen Eighty-Four", was composed.

Next to Hairmyres Station is the UK government's Department for International Development, the headquarters of which is in Palace Street, London. DFID (formerly ODA) relocated part of its operation to this site in c.1980 following a government initiative to create employment in a region (greater Glasgow) subject to major job losses following years of industrial decline.

External links

* [http://www.nhslanarkshire.co.uk/acute/find_hairmyres.htm Hairmyres Hospital]


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