Covington is a village and

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, Scotland. It lies in Clydesdale, four miles west of Biggar and about 40 miles from both

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. The parish, which includes the village of

Thankerton Thankerton is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is located between Biggar and Lanark, and situated between Quothquan Law and Tinto (two local hills). Thankerton's name derives from an early feudal lord call ...

, had a population of 761 at the 2022 census. The name ''Covington'' was first recorded in the late 12th century in the Latin form ''Villa Colbani'', meaning "Colban's or Cowan's village", and 20 years later as ''Colbaynistun''.

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