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Stonehouse ()〔(The Online Scots Dictionary )〕 is a rural village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on Avon Water in an area of natural beauty and historical interest, near to the Clyde Valley. It is on the A71 trunk road between Edinburgh and Kilmarnock, near the towns of Hamilton, Larkhall and Strathaven. In 1971, Stonehouse was designated to become one of Scotland's New Towns,〔http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/427/libraries_and_archives/588/records_and_archives/5〕 a modern urban design〔http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=0949〕 to alleviate overcrowding in and around Glasgow and to generate industrial development, similar to the towns of East Kilbride, Cumbernauld and Livingston. Following the West Central Scotland Plan of 1974 and the inception of Strathclyde Regional Council in 1975, regional planning strategy was refocused upon regeneration within Glasgow. and finally in 1976 the Secretary of State for Scotland decided that Stonehouse development would be halted.〔http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/lords/1977/mar/29/new-towns-scotland-bill〕 The population of Stonehouse is around 7000. The old village centre has several rows of late 18th century and early 19th century weavers' cottages, some of which have double windows which were originally intended to maximise the amount of light coming in, for weavers working on their looms. The village's oldest structure are the ruins of St Ninian's Church, which date from the 17th century and stand in an ancient graveyard on the edge of the village. Close by is the Alexander Hamilton Memorial Park which has pathways down to the Avon Water, a bandstand and other recreational facilities. ==Historical== Image:United.Presbyterian.Church.Stonehouse.jpg|United Presbyterian Church Image:Scene.near.Glen-Avon.Stonehouse.jpg|Scene near Glen-Avon Image:Montage.falls.fair.Glassford.bridge.Stonehouse.jpg|Montage of scenes: a falls, the fair at Auld Stonehouse, and Glassford Bridge Image:Free.Church.Stonehouse.jpg|Free Church Image:Cross.and.King.Street.Stonehouse.jpg|Cross and King Street Image:Cross.and.Irongate.Stonehouse.jpg|Cross and Trongate Image:Churchyard.River.Avon.Stonehouse.jpg|Churchyard and River Avon Image:Cam'Nethan.House.Stonehouse.jpg|Cam'Nethan House (Residence of General Lockhart) Image:Bridges.Stonehouse.jpg|Bridges Image:Avon.Cander.junction.Stonehouse.jpg|Junction of the Avon and Cander 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「Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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