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10 Most Miserable Towns in the UK
What are the most miserable towns in the United Kingdom? Many of the towns in the United Kingdom are not doing too badly in terms of basic amenities. The quality of life in those towns is higher even than in places recognized as cities in other countries. Still, it can’t be said that all those towns are having it equally. Assessing the standard of living and quality of life in the UK as a whole, we can describe certain towns in the United Kingdom as miserable. Granted, those towns are not inherently terrible. Yet, the situation there is not acceptable in the light of what we see in other villages, towns, and cities, in the UK. In this video, we shall be discussing the 10 most miserable towns in the UK.
10. Cumbernauld, Scotland
We will start our discussion with a town in Scotland. To give you a hint; this is the first of the three Scottish towns on this list of the 10 most miserable towns in the UK. We are talking about Cumbernauld, a large town in North Lanarkshire with an area of 8.3 square miles or 21.5 square kilometers. Under normal circumstances, it should be a city because of its city-like huge population of 51,000.
It has not shed that horrible description as “Scotland’s most dismal town.” Truly speaking, this town is lacking in anything of the good things you would find in Glasgow or Edinburgh. The center of Cumbernauld has been described as the “Kabul of the North.” This says it all. Whatever you know about Kabul has its miniature in this miserable town.
9. Grimsby, England
The first of the 5 cities in England on this list is Grimsby. Maybe we should stop calling it Great Grimsby. If it were great indeed, this port town and the North East Lincolnshire administrative center on the south bank of the Humber Estuary would have all amenities that would make it rank among the best. But the comments from its residents and one-time visitors indicated that life is miserable in this place that has been voted several times as one of the worst places to live in England.
Therefore, the town of around 100,000 residents is one of the most miserable towns in the UK. Its entire area of 88 square miles (or 230 square kilometers) has been ranked the 18th worst place to live a while ago.
8. Airdrie, Scotland
Back in Scotland; we are now examining Airdrie, a town in North Lanarkshire. It also is one of the most miserable towns in the UK. The town on a plateau with an elevation of 400 feet or 130 meters above sea level is about 12 miles (or 19 kilometers) east of Glasgow city center. During its industrial heyday in the 19th century, coal mining and cotton milling were the major industries, no one could then think of this former industrial town as miserable.
However, the exit of those industries has made life there miserable to extent of being branded the most dismal town in the UK. The PR manager for the town admits it deserves its grim reputation as the worst in Scotland. The town is boring and the buildings are ugly.
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Our Town: Larkhall
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Old Photographs Larkhall South Lanarkshire Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Larkhall, Scottish Gaelic: Taigh na h-Uiseig, a town in South Lanarkshire, located around 14 miles south east of Glasgow. It is twinned with Seclin in northern France. Traditionally a mining, weaving and textile area, most of Larkhall's traditional industries have now closed down, including the Lanarkshire iron and steelworks. 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
Places to see in ( Motherwell - UK )
Places to see in ( Motherwell - UK )
Motherwell is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. Historically part of Lanarkshire, Motherwell is the headquarters for both North Lanarkshire Council, which is one of Scotland's most populous local authority areas, and of Police Scotland Q division.
At the start of the 20th century Motherwell stood a large and growing industrial centre, a town of 37,000 people and a wide variety of heavy industries such as munitions, trams and bridge components. By the 1930s most of Scotland’s steel production was in Motherwell, and owned by the Colville family. In 1959 the Colville family were persuaded by the government to begin work of a vast new steel works, which would become Ravenscraig.
Motherwell hosted the National Mòd in 1983. Strathclyde Park previously hosted the major Scottish music festival, T in the Park, until 1996, when it was moved to a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire. It has also hosted other music festivals such as Retrofest. Modern authors Des McAnulty and Mark Wilson have written novels of critical acclaim which are based in the town (LIFE IS LOCAL, McAnulty) and neighbouring town Bellshill (BOBBY'S BOY, Wilson).
The town has three stations, the main railway station (known simply as Motherwell), Airbles and Shieldmuir. The main station runs on the West Coast Main Line from Glasgow to London and on the East Coast Main Line via Edinburgh and Newcastle, and is located next to Motherwell Shopping Centre. National train operators; Virgin Trains, CrossCountry and TransPennine Express, pass through the main station, but not all stop there.
Motherwell is very accessible, as it is right next to the M74 motorway beside the River Clyde. This road leads to Cumbria on the Anglo-Scottish border, where it becomes the M6. Some of the places that can be accessible by bus from Motherwell:
Wishaw
Hamilton
Bellshill
East Kilbride
Coatbridge
Airdrie
Glasgow
Carluke
Lanark
Larkhall
Law
Shotts
There are many places of interest that have made Motherwell a place to visit. As well as the town's Country Park, The North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre, formerly the Motherwell Heritage Centre on High Road, situated next to the town's railway station, is a building that displays the history of Motherwell from the Roman era. The building also has a viewing tower on the fifth floor, giving visitors a good view of the town and other parts of Lanarkshire, as well as of mountains as far back as Ben Lomond.
Motherwell also has a Civic Centre, situated next to the town's police station and North Lanarkshire headquarters building. A number of pantomimes and musicals have taken place in the centre's large concert hall. As well as this, the Masters Snooker has also been an event held at the Civic Centre. Renovations have been completed, and the building has now re-opened for business.
The Dalzell House is a building that is situated to the south of the town, right on the banks of the River Clyde. This house is protected as a Category-A listed building. One of the main attractions in Motherwell is the M&D's Amusement Park, which is situated next to Strathclyde Loch in Strathclyde Park. It is now recognised as Scotland's Theme Park.
One main place of interest that is well known in Motherwell is The Cathedral Church of Our Lady of Good Aid, popularly known as Motherwell Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic Cathedral which is the Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell.
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Places to see in ( Strathaven - UK )
Places to see in ( Strathaven - UK )
Strathaven is a historic market town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and is the largest settlement in Avondale. The town was granted a Royal Charter in 1450, making the Town of Strathaven a burgh of barony. The current estimated population is 7,500.
The town is located on the edge of the valley of the Avon Water, around 6 miles from Hamilton, and 18.2 miles from Glasgow. The A71, which connects Edinburgh and Kilmarnock passes through the town. In the 2001 census the town had a population of 7,700. Strathaven has one secondary school and three primary schools - Kirklandpark Primary, Wester Overton Primary, and St Patrick's Primary. It also has a grass airfield about two miles to the north west, on Lethame Road.
Strathaven has a long history as a market town. A Roman road passes close by, on the south side of the Avon Water, which led to the Roman fort at Loudoun Hill near Darvel. The origins of Strathaven Castle are obscure, but it is believed to have been built around 1350 by the Bairds, on a bend of the Powmillon Burn. Today it is a ruin, with a single tower and sections of wall remaining beside the A71.
The Barony of Strathaven was acquired in 1362 by Archibald the Grim, Lord of Galloway, by his marriage to Joanna, daughter to Maurice de Moravia, 1st Earl of Strathearn, great Moray heiress. The settlement within the lands of Strathaven became a Burgh of barony in 1450. It still retains its traditional character despite the growth of more modern housing. The centre of the town is occupied by the market square, formerly a grassed common, and still known as Common Green, or just 'The Green'. Linking the town and the castle is the old 'Boo Backit Brig' ('bow-backed bridge'), a small arched bridge. The Old Parish Church, with its landmark spire, was built in 1772, and was the place of worship of the Duke of Hamilton who maintained a shooting lodge at nearby Dungavel House.
The town prospered in the 18th and 19th centuries as a weaving town, although there were many merchants living here too.[citation needed] The town played a significant part in the Radical War of 1820, when James Wilson led a band of radicals on a march to Glasgow, to join a rumoured general uprising, which never actually happened. Wilson was hanged for treason, and in 1846 a memorial was built in his honour in the town cemetery. The history of Strathaven was documented in the John Hastie Museum, but this was closed in 2011 and sold to a private individual.
Its most famous 'modern' resident was Sir Harry Lauder (1870–1950) whose mansion, Lauder Ha', or Hall, was just above the town on the road to Kilmarnock. Sir Harry spent the Second World War years there, and died in February 1950. The family retained the property until Death Duties of 65% forced a sale in the late 1960s. It remains a private residence. Dungavel House on the outskirts of Strathaven was the location where German Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess originally intended to land on the evening of 10 May 1941 in a misguided attempt to seek peace talks with the Duke of Hamilton. However bad weather and poor navigation resulted in Hess having to land at Floors Farm in Eaglesham.
Despite competition from the nearby large towns of East Kilbride and Hamilton, Strathaven still has a number of craft and gift shops, alongside well known town centre names. There are a number of businesses providing extra attraction to the town on its periphery such as Brian Young's Garden and Lawn Mower Centre on Newton Road and the Strathaven Hotel and new Rural Centre, both on the Hamilton Road. The town has long been Sunday Run territory with several town centre eating establishments as well as four public houses.
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RANKING All Places in Inverclyde From WORST To BEST……
Hello everyone yous may remember I did one on ranking places in Renfrewshire make sure to check that out after this. Basically in this video I just rank all the places in Inverclyde from worst to best as I have vlogged all the towns and Villages there!
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Places to see in ( Carluke - UK )
Places to see in ( Carluke - UK )
The town of Carluke lies in the heart of the Lanarkshire countryside in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 4.7 miles northwest of Lanark and 4.2 mi southeast of Wishaw. Carluke is largely a commuting town, with a variety of small stores and supermarkets available at its centre. The surrounding villages of Braidwood, Forth, Kilncadzow, and Law are supported by the various shops and services available in Carluke.
Carluke is the Clyde Valley's largest town with a population of 13,300. It sits on a high plateau overlooking the River Clyde, right in the heart of Lanarkshire's fruit growing area. It has a locally important shopping centre and it has seen a recent boom in house building thanks to its direct train link with Glasgow. The town centre was redesigned to create an attractive shopping environment and work finished in 2006. Thanks to its proximity to the Clyde Valley's major fruit growers, one of Carluke's biggest employers is the jam company Renshaw Scott who recently added a chocolate refinery to their plant.
Memorials to two of Carluke's most famous sons were completed in 2006 as part of the town's Streetscape Project, regenerating the centre of the town. On the paving at the bottom of the High Street, a design of a compass etched with arrows pointing to places relevant to Carluke such as Tinto Hill and Carluke, New Zealand, has been created in honour of the noted surveyor and cartographer Major General William Roy. Doctor Daniel Reid Rankin is remembered by a plaque in Rankin Square with etchings of fossils carved into the granite.
In a charter by Robert I, dated 1315, Carluke is written Carneluk; at different periods it appears as Carlowck, Carlowk, Carluk, Carlook, Carlouk and Carluke. Car or Caer tells us that it is a height or strong position and Luke suggests that it may be dedicated to the saint of that name, or the early Christian saint Moluag (or Luag), however there is evidence that the earliest church was dedicated to St. Andrew, and 'Luke' is more likely to derive from the commonly revered pre-Christian deity Lugus. The town was chartered as a Royal Burgh in 1662. Carluke expanded during through the industrial age, with work involving corn milling, cotton weaving, coal mining and the manufacture of bricks, glass, confectionery and jam.
Today Carluke's population stands at 13,300 and has 6 primary schools. Carluke Streetscape, a £2.35M town-centre redevelopment project funded by South Lanarkshire Council, was completed in April 2006. As a result, after many years of pedestrianisation, unidirectional vehicular traffic is now permitted along the town's High Street and Hamilton Street outwith business hours. Carluke high School was also redeveloped to make it bigger and more up to date in 2008. In 2010 a £1.1M indoor soft play and cafe The Bubbles Factory was built and opened in Hamilton Street, where the old smiddy was sited; in 2012 it was voted The Best Soft Play in the UK. In 2011, a new Tesco store between Lanark Road and Shieldhill Road was constructed and opened.
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Bath's Best Bits: Larkhall
Bath's Best Bits is 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸! Join Chris as he explores a vibrant 'village' community just minutes away from Bath city centre.
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Walk #40 City of Bath -- Larkhall (4K)
Come with me on a walk through the Larkhall area of the city of Bath in Somerset, United Kingdom. Filmed in 4K on 12 December 2020. Can you spot the dog 🐕 I have put in the video?
0:00 The Rose & Crown Pub
0:10 St Saviour’s Road
2:35 Lambridge Buildings
4:49 St Saviour’s Church
7:40 Claremont Road
11:11 Eastbourne Avenue
13:34 Nexus Methodist Church
13:52 Camden Road
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Places to see in ( Leek - UK )
Places to see in ( Leek - UK )
Leek is a market town and civil parish in the county of Staffordshire, England, on the River Churnet. Leek is situated about 10 miles north east of Stoke-on-Trent. Leek is an ancient borough and was granted its royal charter in 1214. Leek is the administrative centre for the Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. King John granted Ranulph de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, the right to hold a weekly Wednesday market and an annual seven-day fair in Leek in 1207.
Leek's coat of arms is made up of a Saltire Shield. On the top is the Stafford Knot, either side is the Leek Double Sunset and below a gold garb. The crest is a mural crown with three Mulberry leaves on a Mount of Heather on top of which a Moorcock is resting his claw on a small-weave Shuttle.
Most of the town is at or above 600 feet (180 m) and is surrounded by the higher countryside of the Staffordshire Moorlands which is situated on the southern uplands of the Pennines. Leek is built on the slope and crown of a hill which is situated just a few miles south of the Roaches; a gritstone escarpment which rises steeply to 1,657 feet (505 m). Leek is situated at the foot of the Peak District National Park and is therefore often referred to as the Gateway to the Peak District, although the town is more often referred to as the Queen of the Moorlands.
Leek offers some contemporary architecture, most notably the alterations and refurbishment to Trinity Church on Derby Street (2011) and new teaching building on Horton Street for Leek College (2013). Nearby Rudyard Lake is a popular tourist attraction and home to the Rudyard Lake Steam Railway, running along its eastern shores. Other nearby local attractions are the local football club Leek Town F.C., Alton Towers, the cultural and leisure facilities of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and the Peak District National Park. The Churnet Valley Railway at Cheddleton also attracts several thousand passengers a year
Leek's Double Sunset on and around the summer solstice also attracts many tourists. Traditionally, the best location for seeing the double sunset was in the grounds of the parish church, but it is no longer visible from there. Currently, the best locations to witness the spectacle are from Lowe Hill, on the outskirts of the town, and from the private road to Pickwood Hall, off Milltown Way. The phenomenon and its possible observation points are described in detail in Jeff Kent's book, The Mysterious Double Sunset. In May of every year, Leek Arts Festival takes place, celebrating the cultural heritage of the town.
The town of Leek is served by First with a regular number 18 bus service (or 16 on an alternative route via Cellarhead). Leek was served by Leek railway station, which was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on 13 July 1849 but was finally closed in 1965.
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#8 [TRAVEL] Visit Stonehenge for FREE
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Address for visiting for free: Willoughby Rd, Larkhall, Salisbury
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Distance to Stonehenge: around 1.1m / 1.7km
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Larkhall Viaduct and Stonehouse Viaduct - DJI Mavic Air 2
An aerial tour of the Larkhall Viaduct, Stonehouse Viaduct, and even a burnt out old car for good measure. Shot on the DJI Mavic Air 2
Bath's Best Bits: Somerset Place
The Reside team introduce you to some of our favourite spots around the city. This week: one of the city's most expensive terraces.
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Larkhall Funfair - October 2022 | FunTastic Events
FunTastic Events return to Larkhall Leisure Centre for their second visit of the year
Decent lineup inc.
Midnight Express Matterhorn - R Johnstones
Absolute Power Miami - R Johnstones
Dragon Coaster - R Johnstones
Toyset - R Johnstones
Roller Ghoster ghost train - J Kings
People’s Mover Waltzer - J Evans
Sky Diver - S Johnstones
Car Convoy - S Johnstone
King Circus - D Cowleys
Mini Chairs - C Miller
Toyset - C Miller
Trampolines - ?
Rides £2 - £2.50
🗓️ 5th - 9th October 2022
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Walk #41 Gorgeous Architecture -- City of Bath (4K)
Come with me on a walk through the city of Bath in Somerset, United Kingdom. Filmed in 4K on 15 December 2020. Can you spot the rabbit 🐇 and diamond 💎 I have put in the video?
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1:22 Park Street
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9:07 Lansdown Crescent
11:44 Lansdown Place West
13:18 Somerset Place
16:10 Sion Hill
16:22 Cavendish Road
16:52 Cavendish Crescent
19:43 Bath Approach Golf Course
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Gypsy Travellers Suffer Prejudice From Local Snobs - 600 Year Old Stow Horse Fair
Romany travellers and Gypsies horse trading.
The Stow Horse Fair, held in the picturesque town of Stow-on-the-Wold in Gloucestershire, England, is a biannual event steeped in history and tradition. Dating back over 500 years, this fair is one of the oldest of its kind in the country, originally established to cater to the local agricultural community. It takes place every May and October, attracting traders, Irish Travellers, Gypsies, horse enthusiasts, and curious visitors from far and wide.
The fair's primary focus is on the buying and selling of horses, particularly cobs and other traditional breeds. The atmosphere is vibrant and bustling, with rows of horses tethered along the streets and in fields, awaiting inspection by potential buyers. Beyond the horse trading, the fair also features a variety of stalls selling tack, equestrian equipment, and other rural wares. There are often additional attractions such as fairground rides, food stalls, and demonstrations, adding to the lively, festive ambiance.
A unique aspect of the Stow Horse Fair is its cultural significance to the Romani community, who have been integral participants since the fair's inception. For many, it is not just a market but a social gathering, a place to meet family and friends, and to celebrate their rich heritage. The fair encapsulates a blend of commercial activity and deep-rooted cultural traditions, making it a distinctive and enduring event in the British countryside calendar.
Gypsies and Traveler communities in the UK are diverse groups with rich cultural heritages, comprising Romany Gypsies, Irish Travellers, Scottish Travellers, and other groups. These communities have distinct histories and traditions, often characterized by a nomadic lifestyle, though many now live in permanent or semi-permanent sites.
Romany Gypsies, originally from northern India, have been in the UK since the 16th century. They have a unique language, Romani, and a culture that includes strong family ties, traditional music, and crafts. Irish Travellers, another significant group, have their own language called Shelta and traditions linked to their Irish heritage. Scottish Travellers, also known as Nachins, have a long history in Scotland, with a culture rich in storytelling and music.
Despite their vibrant cultures, these communities often face significant challenges, including discrimination, difficulties accessing education, healthcare, and adequate housing. Legal issues surrounding land rights and the availability of authorized sites for caravans are ongoing concerns. Many Gypsies and Travellers feel their way of life is misunderstood or marginalized by wider society.
Efforts to promote understanding and integration are growing, with advocacy groups working to preserve their rights and cultural heritage. Celebrations like Appleby Horse Fair and Stow Horse Fair are crucial cultural events that highlight their traditions and foster a sense of community. These fairs are not only important for social cohesion within the communities but also serve as a bridge for greater awareness and appreciation from the broader public.
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Hen Party Houses in Bath: Larkhall Square | GoHen.com
Beautifully decorated throughout, this chic, metropolitan pad situated in the peaceful surrounds of Bath's quiet Larkhall area is a lush hen home from home for your special weekend. With cafes, bars and a small supermarket a few minutes away, this property is perfectly poised for an exciting stay in one of the UK's prettiest cities.
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