Glassford

This article is about the Scottish village. For other uses, see Glassford (disambiguation).

Glassford (listen^ⓘ; locally known as The Glesart^[2] listen^ⓘ) is a small village located 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Hamilton, and 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Strathaven, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It has a population of roughly 500–600 people.^{[citation needed]} Features include the 19th-century Parish Church, and the remains of the 17th-century church, both of which are category B listed buildings.^[3][4] The Avon Water offers fishing and walks. The local No.13 or No 256 bus service comes through the village once every hour.

Glassford Scottish Gaelic: Fadhail Glainne Scots: Glesart
Glassford Location within South Lanarkshire
Population	690 (2022)[1]
OS grid reference	NS725470
Council area	South Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	STRATHAVEN
Postcode district	ML10
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Scottish Parliament	Clydesdale
List of places UK Scotland 55°42′01″N 4°01′44″W

People from Glassford

• Rev James Struthers
• Peter Wedderburn, Lord Chesterhall