Symington is a small village in

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 suburban towns, as well as many rural towns and villages. It also shares bor ...

, Scotland, southwest of Biggar, east of

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and southeast of

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 ...

. Geographical features near Symington include Tinto Hill, the Coulter Hills and the

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. A map by Pont in 1596 showed two St John's Kirks in a small settlement, and another map by Roy in 1754 showed a mill to the east.

History

The

Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway The Symington, Biggar and Broughton Railway was a railway company in southern Scotland. It built a line connecting Biggar, and later Peebles, to the main line railway at Symington. It was taken over by the Caledonian Railway in 1861, and was c ...

operated initially between 1858 and 1861 between and Peebles (West), with nine stations, including Stobo railway station. Its successor was the

Caledonian Railway Main Line The Caledonian Railway main line in Scotland connected Glasgow and Edinburgh with Carlisle, via Carstairs and Beattock. It was opened in 1847 by the Caledonian Railway. The approach to Glasgow used railways already built, primarily for mineral ...

Recognition

Symington was painted by

John Pairman John Pairman (1788–1843) was a Scottish portrait and landscape painter operational in the 19th century. His style is derivative of his contemporary, David Wilkie. Life Pairman appears to have spent most of his early life in Biggar, South La ...

of Biggar around 1830.Art UK
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History
RCAHMS record for Symington HouseRCAHMS record for Symington, Manse Road, Symington MillNational Archives: Symington, Biggar and Broughton RailwayNational Archives: Symington Parochial Board/Parish CouncilNational Archives: Symington School BoardBritish Listed Buildings: Symington HouseVision of Britain: Symington
Local government and Services
South Lanarkshire Council: Tinto Primary school and Nursery Class, Symington, HM Inspection, April 2009
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Symington KirkSymington Weather Station
Recreation
SportFocus: Symington Tinto Amateur Football League
Villages in South Lanarkshire Parishes in Lanarkshire {{SouthLanarkshire-geo-stub

History

Recognition

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