Abington, South Lanarkshire
| Abington | |
|---|---|
 Abington Main Street | |
 Clyde Bridges near Abington | |
  Abington Location within South Lanarkshire | |
| Population | 200 [1] (2011 Census) |
| OS grid reference | NS931234 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BIGGAR |
| Postcode district | ML12 |
| Dialling code | 01864 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Abington is a village in the Scottish council region of South Lanarkshire, close to the
Beeching cuts
of the 1960s.
There is a post office in the village, as well the Upper Clyde Parish Church building.
The village gives its name to the Abington services, which lies about 1 mile (1.6 km) north and which is served by Stagecoach service X74 (Dumfries-Glasgow).
This also marks the point where the A702 road meets the A74(M)/M74.
Between 1964 and 1991, the village was the location of a Royal Observer Corps monitoring bunker, to be used in the event of a nuclear attack. It remains mostly intact. [2]
See also
References
- ^ "Scotland Census". Scotland's Census. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Abington ROC Post – Subterranea Britannica". www.subbrit.org.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
External links
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- Its entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
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