Hyndford
| Hyndford | |
| Lanarkshire | |
|---|---|
 Hyndfordbridge-End | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NS913416 |
| Location: | 55°39’22"N, 3°43’41"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | ML11 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Lanarkshire |
Hyndford is a gathering of hamlets in Lanarkshire, between Lanark to the north and the River Clyde, along Hyndford Road (the A73). The main cluster of houses is by the river, taking its name from the bridge, Hyndford Bridge: the hamlet has been known variously as 'Hyndford Bridge' or 'Hyndfordbridge-End'.
The area is slowly developing along the road between the river and Lanark, with such new developments as Hyndford Gate.
In 1882-4, Frances Groome described Hyndford:
Hyndford, a hamlet and an estate in Lanark parish, Lanarkshire. The hamlet, on the right bank of the Clyde, 2½ miles SE of Lanark town, bears the name of Hyndford-Bridge, from a narrow five-arch bridge across the river, erected in the latter half of last century. The estate, extending along the Clyde both above and below the hamlet from early in the 16th century, has belonged to the family of Carmichael, and gave them the title of Earl in the peerage of Scotland from 1701 till 1817.[1]
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