Bothwell
Bothwell
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 Bothwell
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| Bothwell shown within South Lanarkshire | |
| Population | 6,458 (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | NS705585 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode district | G71 |
| Dialling code | 01698 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Bothwell is a conservation village in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Clyde, adjacent to Uddingston and Hamilton, 9 miles (14 km) east-south-east of Glasgow city centre.
Bothwell is an affluent commuter town that has attracted a number of local celebrities including a number of Celtic and Rangers footballers. Thanks to a steady rise in property prices, Bothwell has earned its reputation as one of Glasgow's most prosperous satellites. A recent survey published in The Scotsman revealed that Bothwell's Imperial Way, site of the former home of ex-Celtic manager Gordon Strachan, is the fifth most expensive street in Scotland, closely followed by neighbouring streets Silverwells Crescent and Fife Crescent.
Bothwell has a sense of community and a reputation of prosperity. The main Street of Bothwell is well known for its high quality, privately owned boutiques and fine dining and the houses surrounding the main Street are of older sandstone Victorian style whereas the newer part of the Bothwell consist of new estates built in close proximately to Bothwell Castle and are intertwined with Bothwell Castle Golf club. The new houses built have significantly increased the population. The Population of Bothwell is estimated, as of 2008, at 3,000. The majority of Bothwells' residents own their own property, and annual incomes are well above average. The average house costs £556,250.
Bothwell is well known for its many walkways, nature trails, woodlands and greenery. Bothwell has many popular restaurants including rosso, riva, dalucianos, the grapevine and The cricklewood.
The parish church (which was restored at the end of the 19th century) contains the choir of the old Gothic church of 1398. A memorial honours the poet Joanna Baillie (1762–1851) who was born in the manse.
The picturesque ruin of Bothwell Castle occupies a position on a bluff above a bend in the River Clyde on the edge of Bothwell, which here takes the bold sweep famed in Scottish song as the Bothwell bank. This fortress belonged to Sir Andrew de Moray, who was fatally wounded at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297. It passed by marriage to the House of Douglas. The lordship was bestowed in 1487 on Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Lord Hailes, 1st Earl of Bothwell. When he resigned in 1491 the title passed to "Bell-the-Cat", Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus. The title ultimately passed to the Earls of Home.
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