Hamilton West, Hamilton, Scotland

About 10 minutes walk north west of Hamilton town centre, the area contains many of the more important institutions in the town, including: the South Lanarkshire county buildings, Hamilton Retail Park (including a Sainsbury's), Holy Cross High School, the private institution Hamilton College, a large Morrisons supermarket, Hamilton Park Racecourse, a Five-a-side football complex, New Douglas Park (home of Hamilton Academical F.C.), Hamilton Sheriff Court, Hamilton Water Palace (swimming pool), Hamilton West Parish Church, Peacock Cross, and many bars and restaurants and takeaways such as Equi's Ice Cream parlour dating from the 1920s (located beside the former home of David Livingstone).

The Hamilton campus of the University of the West of Scotland, previously the buildings of Bell College until 2007, were located in the area from 1972 until 2018 when The buildings remained in use as part of the UWS facilities until 2018, when a replacement at the Hamilton International Technology Park (actually situated outside the town, closer to Blantyre) was completed.{{cite web|url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/14832834.New_UWS_campus_in_Hamilton_takes_one_step_forward/|title=New UWS campus in Hamilton takes one step forward|work=Evening Times|date=31 October 2016|accessdate=1 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/uws-campus-move-hamilton-international-9187818|title=UWS campus move to Hamilton International Technology Park worth £443million to local economy over 25 years|work=Daily Record|date=3 November 2016|accessdate=1 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uws.ac.uk/university-life/campuses/lanarkshire-campus/|title=Lanarkshire Campus|publisher=University of the West of Scotland|date=|accessdate=1 August 2018}}[https://blantyreproject.com/2018/08/uws-a-look-inside/ UWS – A look inside], The Blantyre Project, 13 August 2018 By then, plans had been submitted for the intended redevelopment of the Almada Street site into a mix of office, retail and residential use and a park area, with the working name Hamilton Green urban village.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/check-hamilton-uws-plans-five-11331634|title=Check Hamilton UWS plans: Five-storey hotel, 365 homes, shops, restaurant and cafe|work=Daily Record|date=12 October 2017|accessdate=1 August 2018}}

Since 2005, one of the local UK Parliamentary constituencies has been named Rutherglen and Hamilton West, however only a small part of the 'Hamilton West' area falls within its boundaries{{cite web|url=http://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/includes/downloadfile.asp?file=/maps/westminster/2005/rutherglen_and_hamilton_west.pdf|title=UK Parliament constituencies 2005 onwards: Rutherglen and Hamilton West|publisher=Boundary Commission for Scotland|accessdate=2 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303031117/http://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/includes/downloadfile.asp?file=%2Fmaps%2Fwestminster%2F2005%2Frutherglen_and_hamilton_west.pdf|archive-date=3 March 2018|url-status=dead}} with the majority, including all the public amenities listed above, coming under the other constituency covering the town: Lanark and Hamilton East.{{cite web|url=http://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/includes/downloadfile.asp?file=/maps/westminster/2005/lanark_and_hamilton_east.pdf|title=UK Parliament constituencies 2005 onwards: Lanark and Hamilton East|publisher=Boundary Commission for Scotland|accessdate=2 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808024739/http://www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk/includes/downloadfile.asp?file=%2Fmaps%2Fwestminster%2F2005%2Flanark_and_hamilton_east.pdf|archive-date=8 August 2019|url-status=dead}}

Hamilton West railway station serves the area. Regular trains go to {{rws|Hamilton Central}}, Motherwell, Larkhall, Lanark and Glasgow.

The area is also well served by buses to other areas in Hamilton, as well as East Kilbride and Glasgow.

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• [http://www.slleisureandculture.co.uk/info/161/hamilton_water_palace Hamilton Water Palace]
• [http://guide.visitscotland.com/vs/guide/5,en,SCH1/objectId,INF52450Svs,curr,GBP,season,at1,selectedEntry,home/home.html Hamilton West Parish Church]
• [https://www.powerleague.co.uk/5-a-side/scotland/hamilton Powerleague Hamilton]
• [https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/hamilton-sheriff-court Hamilton Sheriff Court]
• [https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/directory_record/7358/council_headquarters_hamilton South Lanarkshire Council headquarters]
• [http://www.equisicecream.com/parlours/hamilton/ Equi's ice cream Hamilton]

Category:Neighbourhoods in South Lanarkshire

Category:Hamilton, South Lanarkshire

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