Auldhouse, South Lanarkshire
| Auldhouse | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
 The inn at Auldhouse, known locally as The Allus Arms | |
  Auldhouse Location within South Lanarkshire | |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G75 |
| Dialling code | 01355 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Auldhouse is a hamlet in South Lanarkshire, around 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to the south of the suburban edge of East Kilbride.
History
[edit]The first mention of the hamlet is in the Public Archives is 1602, and it is probable that Auldhouse, or Old House, owes its name to an ancient building located there. It owes its origins to the drove roads in the area. One such road passed through East Kilbride, and went south via Auldhouse and nearby Fieldhead.
Recently, with the development of the Benthall Farm housing development, the hamlet is just outwith the suburbs of East Kilbride.
Politics
[edit]The area is administered by Auldhouse, Lindsayfield and Chapelton Community Council. There are four local councillors who cover Auldhouse, the council ward being Avondale and Stonehouse. Auldhouse is represented in the Scottish Parliament by the MSP Mairi McAllan of the Scottish National Party (SNP) for the Clydesdale constituency, since 2021; and in Westminster in the East Kilbride and Strathaven constituency by Joani Reid (Labour) since 2024.[1]
Amenities
[edit]The village contains the Auldhouse Arms public house and Auldhouse Primary School. Nearby is the Langlands Moss Nature Reserve. Langlands Moss, a lowland raised bog to the North East of Auldhouse, was the first designated Local Nature Reserve in South Lanarkshire which was formally established in 1996.[2]
Auldhouse Primary School has a maximum capacity of 50 pupils, with a current roll of 43.[3] Of the five original village schools in the East Kilbride area, only Auldhouse remains. The Old Village School in East Kilbride closed in 1974 and Jackton School in 1988. Maxwellton Endowed School was sold as a private residence in 1911 and Millwell Endowed School, between Laigh Cleughearn Farm and the Rutherend Toll, was shut down as far back as 1872.[4] However, Auldhouse School did have a modern extension built in 2014, at a cost of £2.7 million, with the original building still serving as the school's gym hall, lunch hall and kitchen.[5][6]
As of 2015, the average house price value in the area was £133,189.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "WriteToThem". www.writetothem.com. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "History". www.folm-ek.org. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ "Auldhouse Handbook 2025.pdf". Google Docs. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "History". Auldhouse Arms. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ "Auldhouse Primary School - Our School". sites.google.com. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ Garscadden, Nicola (20 March 2014). "New East Kilbride School is a real class act". Daily Record. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Map view of sold house prices in Auldhouse Road, East Kilbride, Glasgow G75". Zoopla. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
External links
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