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Clydesdale (district)

Coordinates: 55°42′00″N 3°49′59″W / 55.700°N 3.833°W / 55.700; -3.833
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55°42′00″N 3°49′59″W / 55.700°N 3.833°W / 55.700; -3.833

Clydesdale
Lanark (1975–1980)
District
Population
 • 1991[1]57,588
History
 • Created16 May 1975
 • Abolished31 March 1996
 • Succeeded by(Part of) South Lanarkshire
StatusDistrict
 • HQLanark

Clydesdale (pronounced /ˈklaɪdzdeɪl/; Dail Chluaidh in Scottish Gaelic, pronounced [t̪ʰal̪ˠ ˈxl̪ˠuəj]) was a local government district in the Strathclyde region of Scotland from 1975 to 1996. The district was initially called Lanark when created in 1975, but changed its name to Clydesdale in 1980. Clydesdale was an old name for the county of Lanarkshire, one of the historic counties of Scotland. Both the names Clydesdale and Strathclyde reference the area's position in the valley (strath or dale) of the the River Clyde.

History

The district was created in 1975 under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, which established a two-tier structure of local government across mainland Scotland comprising upper-tier regions and lower-tier districts. Lanark was one of nineteen districts created within the region of Strathclyde. The district covered the whole area of five former districts from the historic county of Lanarkshire:[2]

The district was initially named "Lanark" after the area's main town.[3][4] The council changed the name to "Clydesdale" in 1980.[5]

The district was roughly conterminous to Lanarkshire's 'upper ward' – its southern part, the largest in area but more rural and agricultural in character than the 'middle' and 'lower' wards which referred to the many densely-populated industrial towns in and around the Clyde Valley, and to the city of Glasgow.[6]

The term continues locally, usually in contexts comparing issues affecting the rural southern territory differently to the more urbanised north, or in names of organisations which focus on the area around Lanark.[7][8] Four of the multi-member wards used by South Lanarkshire Council since 2007 use the name: Clydesdale East, Clydesdale North, Clydesdale South and Clydesdale West[9][10] with a combined population of 61,613 in 2019;[11] these roughly correspond to the Clydesdale constituency of the Scottish Parliament established in 1999.

  • Map of Scotland showing the historic district of Clydesdale
    Map of Scotland showing the historic district of Clydesdale
  • 1868 map of Lanarkshire with its three 'wards' labelled, Clydesdale corresponding to the Upper Ward
    1868 map of Lanarkshire with its three 'wards' labelled, Clydesdale corresponding to the Upper Ward

See also

References

  1. ^ The Statesman's Year-Book 1997-8, page 1294; B. Hunter (ed); Springer, 2016; ISBN 9780230271265
  2. ^ "Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1973 c. 65, retrieved 6 January 2023
  3. ^ Clydesdale, Gazetteer for Scotland
  4. ^ Clydesdale, Undiscovered Scotland
  5. ^ "Name change". Press and Journal. Aberdeen. 21 May 1980. p. 7. Retrieved 6 January 2023. Lanark District Council will be known as Clydesdale District Council from Monday, September 1, 1980.
  6. ^ Lanarkshire, Gazetteer for Scotland
  7. ^ About Us, Clydesdale Housing Association
  8. ^ About Us, Clydesdale's Heritage (Lanark and District Archaeological Society)
  9. ^ "Local multi-member ward boundary maps". South Lanarkshire Council. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  10. ^ "United Kingdom: Scotland | Council Areas and Electoral Wards". City Population. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  11. ^ Council Area: South Lanarkshire, Scottish Government Statistics
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