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Larkhall (,〔("Scottish names for Scottish places" ), NewsNet Scotland〕 (スコットランド・ゲール語:Taigh na h-Uiseig))〔(Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba ~ Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland )〕 is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and is around southeast of Glasgow. It is twinned with Seclin in northern France. Larkhall sits on high ground between the River Clyde to the East and the Avon Water to the West. Larkhall sits on the edge of the scenic Clyde valley and is a commuter town for Glasgow. Larkhall had a population of 14,951 in the 2011 census, and is a typical west of Scotland industrial town. Traditionally a mining, weaving and textile area, most of Larkhall's traditional industries have now shut, including the Lanarkshire iron and steel works. ==Name== The name Larkhall or ''Laverock 'Ha'' first appears in journals around 1620. The origins of the name are unknown, although Laverock is the Scots word for ''skylark''. However, there is no evidence that the town is named after the bird. It is more likely that Laverock was a surname.〔A. D. MILLS. "Larkhall." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press. 2003.〕 The name for Larkhall was originally a Scots word Laverockhaugh (''Laverockha''), which meant ''laverock'' - skylark and ''haugh'' - boggy/wet area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Larkhall」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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