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Lamington is a conservation village in South Lanarkshire in
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Villages in South Lanarkshire {{Scotland-geo-stub
Lamington is a conservation village in South Lanarkshire in Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
, roughly between Biggar and Lanark
Lanark (; gd, Lannraig ; sco, Lanrik) is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located 20 kilometres to the south-east of Hamilton. The town lies on the River Clyde, at its confluence with Mouse Water. In 2016, the town had a population of 9 ...
and sits astride the A702 trunk road.
It is reputed to be the home of Marion Braidfute
The action at Lanark was an attack at Lanark, Scotland during the First War of Scottish Independence in May 1297. The Scotsman William Wallace led an uprising against the English and killed the Sheriff of Lanark, William Heselrig. The attack wa ...
, legendary wife of William Wallace
Sir William Wallace ( gd, Uilleam Uallas, ; Norman French: ; 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence.
Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army ...
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It has also been claimed that the village gave its name to the Lamington sponge cake popular in Australia.
Popular Culture
Lamington features in ''The Scottish Chiefs''.See also
*Baron Lamington
Baron Lamington, of Lamington in the County of Lanark, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1880 for Alexander Baillie-Cochrane, a long-standing Conservative Member of Parliament and old friend of Benjamin Disrael ...
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Villages in South Lanarkshire {{Scotland-geo-stub