Law is a village situated between

Carluke Carluke (; ) is a town that lies in the heart of the Lanarkshire countryside in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, northwest of Lanark and southeast of Wishaw. Carluke is largely a commuter town, with a variety of small stores and supermarkets a ...

and

Wishaw Wishaw (; ; ) is a large town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the edge of the River Clyde, Clyde Valley, south-east of Glasgow city centre. The town is part of the Motherwell and Wishaw (UK Parliament constituency), Motherwell and Wishaw c ...

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, Scotland with a population of around 3,000. The village lies on the border of

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. Law is a former mining village, now mainly a low density residential area.

Amenities

For a village so small, Law has a wide range of services, the majority of which can be found on Station Road, the village's main street. Law Parish Church can be found on Station Road. The church is part of the

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and seeks to provide spiritual and pastoral care to anyone in the parish, church member or not, who requires it. A variety of organisations take place in the church for people of all ages including the

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and

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. Law Primary School has approximately 240 pupils and with older pupils going on to attend

Carluke High School Carluke High School is a secondary school in Carluke, South Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire (; ) is one of 32 unitary authorities of Scotland. It borders the south-east of the Glasgow City council area and contains some of Greater Glasgow's su ...

away. The

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runs through the north-eastern edge of the village. Law Junction railway station was closed in 1965. However, there has been much speculation that it may be reopened in future, due to the proposed building of many new homes on the old site of Law Hospital. If re-opened, cities such as

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and

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could be accessible from Law by train.

Law Hospital Law Hospital was a health facility in Law, South Lanarkshire. It was managed by NHS Lanarkshire. History The facility was designed by Cullen, Lochhead and Brown as one of seven Emergency Hospital Service facilities and opened in 1939. It accommod ...

, on the outskirts of Law Village, closed in 2001, with all patients being sent to

Wishaw General Hospital University Hospital Wishaw (formerly known as Wishaw General Hospital) is a district general hospital in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, situated between the areas of Craigneuk to the north and Netherton, North Lanarkshire, Netherton to the south. ...

, located in the

Craigneuk Craigneuk is a suburb of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The original village of Craigneuk was located in the area where Meadowhead Road meets the A721 at Craigneuk Street. It was originally part of Dalziel parish, along with the other ru ...

area of Wishaw. There was an ambulance station on the site of the hospital but since 2001, the

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opened a new one next door to Huws Gray builder's merchant on Wildman Road, which is the entrance road to the village from

Law Community AFC

Law Community AFC, formed in 2011, is the village's local amateur football team. Their home games are played at Law Football Parks. The team are currently in the Premier Division. Their Home Kit is Red and away kit is Blue. Their sponsors are local businesses Tandoori Palace, Scotmid, TCH Law and Caledonian Bar. Honours - Strathclyde Evangelical Churches League Division 3 Winners - 2013/14 Strathclyde Evangelical Churches League Division 2 Athol Cup Winners - 2014/15 Strathclyde Evangelical Churches League Division 1 Athol Cup Winners - 2015/16

Notable people

* Roy Henderson, former professional footballer * Ryan Finnie (footballer), professional footballer for

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. * Jake Hastie (footballer), professional footballer for

Motherwell Motherwell (, ) is a List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Shires of Scotland, Historically in the p ...

References

External links

Census 2001 statistics for Law
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