Uddingston is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the north side of the River Clyde, approximately seven miles to the south-east of Glasgow.

Map of Uddingston in 1923

Facilities

It is home to Tunnock's factory, famed for its caramel wafers and teacakes. The factory contributes much to the village's economy as does the industrial estate located on the Bellshill Road. In earlier times mining was a major industry, with the long lost village of Flemington an example of a settlement that failed to survive following the closure of its pit.

Uddingston has a police station, traditional main street shops, pubs and rail station. It also has several sports clubs including a hockey Club, Cricket club, rugby club, a bowling and tennis club, Calderbraes Golf Club and a junior football club Thorniewood United.

The nearest big towns are Bellshill and Cambuslang: Bellshill is one stop along the Motherwell via Bellshill line, and Cambuslang can be accessed by all services except three per day. Local folk are known as the Villagers.

Education

The local primary schools, the Catholic St John the Baptists, and the non-denominational Muiredge primary are located side by side adjacent to the main street and Tunnock's factory. Uddingston Grammar, the non-denominational secondary school is located just off the main street next to the train station. The closest Catholic secondary school is Holy Cross in Hamilton.

Notable residents

Uddingston has been home to several successful footballers: Jimmy Johnstone and George McCluskey both of Celtic; Tommy McQueen who played for Aberdeen, West Ham, Clyde and Falkirk; and Lindsay Hamilton, who was goalkeeper with Stenhousemuir, Rangers, St Johnstone and Dunfermline. David Kettle, who won numerous Scottish age group swimming titles in the late 1970s and early 1980s, also came from Uddingston.

Nearby Villages

• Blantyre
• Bothwell
• Cambuslang
• Ferniegair
• Viewpark
• Tannochside
• Calderbraes
• Kylepark

Nearby Towns

• Bellshill
• Coatbridge
• Cumbernauld
• Hamilton

External links

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