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Hamilton is a town in Central Scotland. It sits on the junction of Avon Water and the River Clyde in the county of Lanarkshire. An ancient seat of the Duke of Hamilton, the town has many links to a historic past.The ruins of Cadzow Castle lie in a country park outside the town.
The Dukes of Hamilton, premier dukes in Scotland, lived until 1900 in the Hamilton Palace, one of the most elegant houses in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, coal mining caused severe subsidence, and the palace was demolished. The Dukes built a mausoleum in the town near the old palace, as well as a hunting lodge in Chatelherault Country Park, which is at Ferniegair on the outskirts of Hamilton.
More recently the town has become a seat of power for local government. The Edwardian Town Hall building sits overlooking Cadzow Street and the County Buildings tower over the area as the seat of South Lanarkshire council.
Hamilton is home to Hamilton Academical Football Club.It was also home to a famous regiment the Cameronian Scottish Rifles until they were disbanded in 1968.
The 2001 Census recorded a population of 48 546 in Hamilton, and the town is twinned with Châtellerault, in France. This connection dates from the 16th century, when James Hamilton was conferred the title Duc de Châtellerault.
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Hamilton District
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In the 1975-96 period Hamilton had lent its name to a local government district within the StrathclydeStrathclyde was one of the regional council areas of Scotland from 1974 to 1996. It was named after the Kingdom of Strathclyde, which covered broadly the same area. Its largest city was Glasgow, and it was the largest region in the country, with a populat Region.
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