East Kilbride
East Kilbride (/ ... kɪlˈbraɪd/; Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde an Ear [ˈkʲʰiʎə ˈvɾʲiːtʲə əɲ ˈɛɾ]) is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a raised plateau to the south of the Cathkin Braes, about eight miles (thirteen kilometres) southeast of Glasgow and close to the boundary with East Renfrewshire.
East Kilbride | |
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Town | |
Clockwise from top left: Whitelee Wind Farm, tower of Old Parish Church, Dollan Aqua Centre, Rotten Calder in Calderglen Country Park, St Bride's Church, the National Museum of Rural Life | |
East Kilbride Location within South Lanarkshire Council area East Kilbride Location within Scotland | |
| Coordinates: 55°45′52″N 04°10′37″W | |
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.8 km2 (10.3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 75,310 (mid−2,020 est.) |
| • Language(s) | English |
| Time zone | UTC±0 (Greenwich Mean Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| Postcode districts | |
| OS grid reference | NS635545 |
| Railway station | East Kilbride railway station |
The town ends close to the White Cart Water to the west and is bounded by the Rotten Calder Water to the east. Immediately to the north of the modern town centre is The Village, the part of East Kilbride that existed before its post-war development into a New Town. East Kilbride is twinned with the town of Ballerup, in Denmark.