Ashgill
{{Short description|Village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland}}
{{for multi|the geological period|Ashgill (age)|the place in England|Ashgill, Cumbria}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
|country = Scotland
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|coordinates = {{coord|55.7288|-3.9312|display=inline,title}}
|official_name= Ashgill
|population = {{Scottish locality population|name|POP=Ashgill}}
|population_ref = ({{Scottish settlement population citation|year}}){{Scottish settlement population citation}}
|unitary_scotland= South Lanarkshire
|lieutenancy_scotland= Lanarkshire
|constituency_westminster= Lanark and Hamilton East
|constituency_scottish_parliament= Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
|historic_county=
|post_town= LARKHALL
|postcode_district = ML9
|postcode_area= ML
|dial_code= 01698
|os_grid_reference= NS7849
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Ashgill is a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland near Larkhall. It is part of the Dalserf parish. The village church dates back to 1889. {{Cite web |title=POWiS |url=http://www.scottishchurches.org.uk/sites/site/id/5896/name/Ashgill+Rorison+Memorial+Pa+Church+Cambusnethan+Strathclyde }}
It is twinned with Saint-Cirq-Lapopie in France.
The village has a shop,{{Cite web |title=Premier - Ashgill Mini Market |url=https://www.cylex-uk.co.uk/p?id=19271782&f=premier---ashgill-mini-market |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Cylex |language=en-GB}} a chip shop and a hairdressers. The village had a small William Low supermarket until 1996.
Urban legend states a property in the villages Clyde view area contains the remains of a wicked witch ‘’old Liz Troll-land’’ of whom is said to troll the boundary of her land to this day.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}
Famous residents
- Jim McLean Scottish football player
- John Anderson TV personality
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Category:Villages in South Lanarkshire
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