Summary
Rigside is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, about 5 miles (8 kilometres) from the town of Lanark, and less than 1 mi (1.6 km) from Douglas Water. It lies on the A70 road to Ayr, and has approximately 800 inhabitants.
| Rigside | |
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 Beechgrove Street, Rigside | |
  Rigside Location within South Lanarkshire | |
| Area | 0.24 km2 (0.093 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 620 (mid-2020 est.)[2] |
| • Density | 2,583/km2 (6,690/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | NS879351 |
| • Edinburgh | 34 mi (55 km) NE |
| • London | 320 mi (510 km) SE |
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| Community council |
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| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LANARK |
| Postcode district | ML11 |
| Dialling code | 01555 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
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Rigside is a former mining village. The village has one shop a takeaway cafe and public house as well as a doctor's surgery. The village has a very limited public transport link so most of the villagers have access to a car. The village has a nursery and primary school, both located on Muirfoot Road next to the recently upgraded play park and skate park.
The houses in the village are heated in order by ASHP, coal, oil, and LPG. There is no mains gas in the village.[citation needed]
There is a mixture of both private and council owned houses which are being upgraded to ASHP from solid fuel.
References edit
- ^ "Mid-2012 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
External links edit
- Rigside website
- Gazetteer of Scotland entry