Carstairs Junction

This article is about the village. For the railway station, see Carstairs railway station.

Carstairs Junction (Scottish Gaelic: Snaim Caisteal Tarrais) is a village in South Lanarkshire. Taking its name from the village of Carstairs and nearby railway junction, the village grew around the railway station which opened in 1848. In 2011 it had a population of 747.^[2]

Carstairs Junction Scottish Gaelic: Snaim Caisteal Tarrais
Station Road, Carstairs Junction
Carstairs Junction Location within South Lanarkshire
Population	670 (mid-2020 est.)^[1]
OS grid reference	NS951454
• Edinburgh	29 miles (47 km)
• London	393 miles (632 km)
Community council	Carstairs
Council area	South Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LANARK
Postcode district	ML11
Dialling code	01555
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Lanark and Hamilton East
Scottish Parliament	Clydesdale
List of places UK Scotland 55°41′28″N 3°40′10″W / 55.690990°N 3.669349°W / 55.690990; -3.669349Coordinates: 55°41′28″N 3°40′10″W / 55.690990°N 3.669349°W / 55.690990; -3.669349

The village has a primary school, Carstairs Junction Primary School.^[3] A church, Pettinain Church, is Category B listed.^[4]

References

1. "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
2. "Area Profiles". Scotland's Census 2011. National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
3. White, Chloe (27 March 2022). "Carstairs' school has STEM 'garden' classroom officially opened". Rail Advent. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
4. "Pettinain Church, Pettinain, South Lanarkshire". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 March 2022.