Thorntonhall (, )
is an affluent 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, lying around to the south of
Glasgow
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, and around west of
East Kilbride. The village lies just east of the boundary of
East Renfrewshire
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, close to
Waterfoot and
Jackton.
In 2011, a street in Thorntonhall (Bowmore Crescent) was identified as having one of the most expensive average house prices within the Scottish property market, with an average house price of £908,000.
History
Thorntonhall has a history reflecting the social changes of the last 400 years and in particular the last 120 years. It was originally just a farm that had added to it some major buildings. The then 'hall' was bought and greatly improved by a grocer called Cooper who had shops throughout the west of Scotland. Another grand house was built at Ravenscroft, again on a small hilltop. These two and the railway station were probably the catalyst for a great plan to build a mini-Edinburgh-style suburb of crescents and avenues. Only three houses were completed before the outbreak of
World War I
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halted further development.
Before and during World War II Thorntonhall was one of the sites selected for relocation of government departments to avoid bombing raids. After the war it became part of the
East Kilbride New town
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and this led to the construction of a large number of individual houses in this free standing village. That relative isolation led to an
Upper Class
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housing development on a small scale throughout the period 1970 to 2000.
Demographics
The population of Thorntonhall is estimated, as of 2016, at 590.
The majority of Thortonhall's residents own their own property, and annual incomes are well above average.
Country Club
Thorntonhall has a
country club
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which is located in the centre of the village. The clubhouse itself has catering facilities, a dining room and a members' lounge.
Transport
Road
The
A727 bypasses the village.
Rail
The village is served by
Thorntonhall railway station, which has hourly services to
East Kilbride and
Glasgow Central.
Notable residents
*
Andy Cameron, comedian
*
Fred MacAulay, comedian
*
Peter Lawwell, chief executive of
Celtic
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**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
*Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Foot ...
*
Peter Løvenkrands, former footballer and coach for
Rangers
*
Aiden McGeady, footballer
*
Michelle Mone, founder of
Ultimo
*
Chris Sutton, footballer
*
Kira Eggers, Danish former model
References
External links
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Villages in South Lanarkshire