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Lanrik (Scots Gaelic: Lannraig, Inglis: Lanark) is a smaw toun in the central belt o Scotland. It haes 8,253 indwallers makkin it the 100t mukkilest toun in Scotland. The origin o the name is British (Cumbric Lanerc, Welsh Llanerch) meinin "glade"[2].

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Lanrik
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Lanrik High Street, August 2006
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Coat o Arms o the Ryal Burgh o Lanrik
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Lanrik
Lanrik
Location within Scotland
Population8,253 [1]
OS grid referenceNS8843
 Edinburgh29 12 mile (47.5 km)
 Lunnon325 mile (523 km)
Cooncil area
  • Sooth Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area
KintraScotland
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
Post tounLANARK
Postcode destrictML11
Diallin code01555
PoliceScots
FireScots
AmbulanceScots
EU PairlamentScotland
UK Pairlament
  • Lanrik an Hamiltoun East
Scots Pairlament
  • Clydesdale
Leet o places
UK
Scotland
55.674903°N 3.777019°W / 55.674903; -3.777019
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Lanrik wis the coontie toun o the umwhyl coontie o Lanrikshire. For monie yeir, houaniver, Hamiltoun wis the coontie toun afore the makkin o Strathclyde. It haes a lang historie, auld tradeitions, an sum fine pairks an biggins. Lanrik railwey station an coach station haes frequent services ti Glesga. Thar isna ower mukkil industrie in Lanrik an sum dwallers commute for ti wirk in Glesga an Edinburgh. Its shaps serr the local fermin communitie an surroondin veilages. Thar is a mukkil modren lyvstock auction mercat on the ootskirts o the toun.

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