Jackton

Jackton
Jackton  Jackton shown within South Lanarkshire
Population	100
OS grid reference	NS 592 529
Council area	South Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G75
Dialling code	01355
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Scottish Parliament	East Kilbridek
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Jackton is a small village lying just beyond the western periphery of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, on the B764road (otherwise known as the 'Eaglesham Road') connecting it to the village of Eaglesham. It is also adjacent to Thorntonhall, and the two villages share a newsletter, the Peel News, derived from the name of the road connecting the two. The settlement has recently been encroached upon by new build housing on the outskirts of East Kilbride. It lies approximately 150m above sea level.

It is also the site of the modern, recently built, central Training Centre for Strathclyde Police. It was one of the two outdoor venues for the shooting competitions at the 20th Commonwealth Games held in Glasgow in 2014. It will host events in the shooting disciplines of Air Gun, Pistol and Small Bore Rifle. The area is served by Thorntonhall railway station (1.485 miles away as crow flies) or Hairmyres Railway Station (1.288 miles away as crow flies).

The Gill Burn runs through the outskirts of the settlement. There is only one bus stop on each side of the road for the village. The only buses running through are the 395/396 run by Henderson Travel.

External links

http://members.lycos.co.uk/peelnews/ - Peel News http://www.strathclyde.police.uk/about_us/force-overview/specialist_units/training/ - Jackton Police College