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Hairmyres is an area of 
Next to Hairmyres Station is the UK government's Department for International Development, the joint headquarters of which is at 22 EK's Ally McCoist recalls first job in foreign aid office on its 40th anniversary in home town
Nicola Findlay, Daily Record, 23 November 2021 The area now has a small shopping area known as The St James Retail Park. It is easily identifiable by its yellow and orange coloured walls. It hosts a few services such as eateries, a hairdresser and a vet.
Hairmyres Hospital
NHS Lanarkshire Areas of East Kilbride {{SouthLanarkshire-geo-stub
East Kilbride
East Kilbride (; gd, Cille Bhrìghde an Ear ) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a rais ...
in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated on the west side of the town, close to the main road to Eaglesham
Eaglesham ( ) is a village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, situated about south of Glasgow, southeast of Newton Mearns and south of Clarkston, and southwest of East Kilbride.
The 2011 census revealed that the village had 3,114 occupants, do ...
and Kilmarnock (also with access to the major A726 Queensway/Glasgow South Orbital dual carriageway), and is from the Glasgow City Council boundary at the Carmunnock Bypass and south of the city centre of Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
.
Falling under the council's East Kilbride West ward, it gives its name to University Hospital Hairmyres, the general hospital for the town and surrounding area which originally opened in 1904, long before development as a designated new town after World War II. The district railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
(on the branch of the Glasgow South Western Line
The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride.
History
The line was built by several railway compan ...
) is at the bottom of the hospital access road; trains are operated on a half-hourly basis by ScotRail to and .
Next to Hairmyres Station is the UK government's Department for International Development, the joint headquarters of which is at 22 Whitehall
Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London. The road forms the first part of the A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea. It is the main thoroughfare running south from Trafalgar Square towards Parliament Sq ...
, London. DFID (formerly ODA) relocated part of its operation to this site1- in c.1980 following a government initiative to create employment in a region subject to major job losses following years of industrial decline.Nicola Findlay, Daily Record, 23 November 2021 The area now has a small shopping area known as The St James Retail Park. It is easily identifiable by its yellow and orange coloured walls. It hosts a few services such as eateries, a hairdresser and a vet.
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Hairmyres Hospital
NHS Lanarkshire Areas of East Kilbride {{SouthLanarkshire-geo-stub