The Murray is a residential area in the new town of

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; it lies immediately to the south-west of the town centre (access for pedestrians is mainly via

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es beneath the A726 Queensway), and adjacent to the Westwood, Greenhills and

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neighbourhoods to the west, south-west and south-east respectively. The Murray was the first new town development in the area and as such contains the oldest council housing in the town. However, much of this is currently undergoing renovation to improve its condition. Much of the original housing was paid for by

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, as it was intended as accommodation for the workers attracted to the town by the firm's factory. Among the first generation of children to live there was the actor John Hannah. Like the other original neighbourhoods in East Kilbride, it contains a mix of flats in cuboid-shaped buildings and more traditional tenements individual houses in terraces and semi-detached pairs and three

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s on the northern periperhy close to the town centre, with basic recreational facilities and a 'village square' of local shops and amenities.East Kilbride's Murray Square becoming "no go zone"
Daily Record, 4 July 2019 Most of the streets in the area are named for prominent Scots, such as: - Livingstone Drive (

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, Christian medical missionary 1813–1873) - Owen Avenue (

Robert Dale Owen Robert Dale Owen (7 November 1801 – 24 June 1877) was a Scottish-born Welsh social reformer who immigrated to the United States in 1825, became a U.S. citizen, and was active in Indiana politics as member of the Democratic Party in the Ind ...

, Scottish-born U.S. social reformer and anti-slavery campaigner 1801–1877) - Bell Green ( Alexander Graham Bell, 1847–1922) - Telford Road (

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, engineer and noted bridge builder 1757–1834) - Liddell Grove ( Eric Henry Liddell, record-breaking athlete who won Gold and bronze medals in the 1924 Paris Olympic Games 1902–1945) - Dale Avenue (

David Dale David Dale (6 January 1739–7 March 1806) was a leading Scottish industrialist, merchant and philanthropist during the Scottish Enlightenment period at the end of the 18th century. He was a successful entrepreneur in a number of areas, m ...

, Businessman and Merchant famous for establishing the

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Mills 1739–1806) - Slessor Drive (

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, Missionary and advocate of woman's rights 1848 1915) - Simpson Drive (

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, doctor and important figure in early anesthesia 1811–1870) Many people dispute whether to use the definite article in the name; however, it is labelled as 'The Murray' on most maps.

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Areas of East Kilbride {{SouthLanarkshire-geo-stub