Hairmyres, East Kilbride
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Hairmyres is an area of East Kilbride
to the west side of the new town, sited on the main road to Eaglesham
and Kilmarnock
, and is located 2.2 miles from the Glasgow City Council boundary at the Carmunnock
Bypass and 9 miles south from Glasgow City Centre. Hairmyres is where the district general hospital for the area is situated. The railway station
(on the Glasgow Central to East Kilbride line) is at the bottom of the hospital drive. The trains are operated on a half hourly basis by First ScotRail Class 156 DMUs.
George Orwell
stayed at Hairmyres Hospital
, during which time the main narrative for his last novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four
, was composed.
Next to Hairmyres Station is the UK government's Department for International Development
, the headquarters of which is in Palace Street, London. DFID (formerly ODA) relocated part of its operation to this site in c.1980 following a government initiative to create employment in a region (greater Glasgow) subject to major job losses following years of industrial decline.
East Kilbride
East Kilbride is a large suburban town in the South Lanarkshire council area, in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. Designated as Scotland's first new town in 1947, it forms part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation...
to the west side of the new town, sited on the main road to Eaglesham
Eaglesham
Eaglesham , is a village and parish set in the west central Lowlands of Scotland - population 3,127 . Today it is chiefly a dormitory town for commuters to nearby Glasgow. The village is distinctive in being based around a large triangular green...
and Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock is a large burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland, with a population of 44,734. It is the second largest town in Ayrshire. The River Irvine runs through its eastern section, and the Kilmarnock Water passes through it, giving rise to the name 'Bank Street'...
, and is located 2.2 miles from the Glasgow City Council boundary at the Carmunnock
Carmunnock
Carmunnock is a conservation village within the City of Glasgow boundary, lying within three miles of East Kilbride and Rutherglen in South Lanarkshire, and Busby, East Renfrewshire....
Bypass and 9 miles south from Glasgow City Centre. Hairmyres is where the district general hospital for the area is situated. The railway station
Hairmyres railway station
Hairmyres railway station is a railway station in the Hairmyres area of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line 10 rail miles southeast of Glasgow Central towards East Kilbride.The line is...
(on the Glasgow Central to East Kilbride line) is at the bottom of the hospital drive. The trains are operated on a half hourly basis by First ScotRail Class 156 DMUs.
George Orwell
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...
stayed at Hairmyres Hospital
Hairmyres Hospital
Hairmyres Hospital is a busy district general hospital in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The hospital serves one of the largest elderly populations in Scotland.-The Hospital:...
, during which time the main narrative for his last novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell is a dystopian novel about Oceania, a society ruled by the oligarchical dictatorship of the Party...
, was composed.
Next to Hairmyres Station is the UK government's Department for International Development
Department for International Development
The Department For International Development is a United Kingdom government department with a Cabinet Minister in charge. It was separated from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1997. The goal of the department is "to promote sustainable development and eliminate world poverty". The current...
, the headquarters of which is in Palace Street, London. DFID (formerly ODA) relocated part of its operation to this site in c.1980 following a government initiative to create employment in a region (greater Glasgow) subject to major job losses following years of industrial decline.