East Kilbride Thistle F.C.

East Kilbride Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club, based in the town of East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire near Glasgow. Nicknamed The Jags, they were formed in 1968 and play at the Showpark, situated in the Village area of the town. Currently playing in the West of Scotland League Fourth Division. They wear all black; their change strips are all red, or white tops with red or black shorts.

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East Mains, East Kilbride

East Mains is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. It lies to the north of the town centre and the Village, between West Mains and Calderwood.

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The Village, East Kilbride

The Village is the current name of the oldest known settlement of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, dating back to well before its designation as a new town in the mid-20th century. The Church at the core of the village is first attested in a late twelfth century record pertaining to matters in the early twelfth century, and which describes the church as already possessed 'of old' by the Bishops of Glasgow by that time. The village, originally known as the Kirkton of Kilbride (various spelling forms), latterly fell within the estate of Kirkton and was later called Kirktonholm. Some newer village areas to the north fall within the lands of Bosfield. The small estate, inclusive of the village was elevated to Burgh of Barony Status by a royal charter granted by William III in 1702 (commonly misquoted as a charter of Queen Anne) This granted the right to hold markets and seasonal fairs, which facilitated the proto-urbanisation of the village area. Further urban growth and the rise of public utilities were catalysed in the late 1700s by the advent of turnpike roads to the parish, and the subsequent arrival of the railway to the village in 1868. Of a more traditional character in comparison to the modern facilities in 'the town centre' area, the Village hosts several small pubs, restaurants, hairdressers, cafes, tanning salons and shops. In the oldest part of The Village there is a re-imagined cobbled street and a large original pub, the Montgomerie Arms. This building, originally called the Montgomery Arms Inn and later the Montgomery Arms Hotel, and more colloquially as the 'Heid Inn', dates back to 1719, or was built very shortly following that time. However, long uncorrected folklore has since mythologised its origins back to the 1650s based on spurious misrepresentation of earlier property deed information, partly to promote an olde worlde charm in the 1950s-60s. This idea still permeates some official research resources. The "Loupin'-on-Stane", a vernacular stone mounting block, was used originally by inn patrons for mounting their horses. This still stands outside the premises and is believed to be contemporary with the inn.

East Kilbride

East Kilbride (; Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde an Ear [ˈkʲʰiʎə ˈvɾʲiːtʲə əɲ ˈɛɾ]), often referred to as EK, is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. Historically a small village, it was designated Scotland's first "new town" on 6 May 1947, and thereafter widely expanded. The area lies on a raised plateau to the south of the Cathkin Braes, about eight miles (thirteen kilometres) southeast of Glasgow and close to the boundary with East Renfrewshire. The town ends close to the White Cart Water to the west and is bounded by the Rotten Calder Water to the east. Immediately to the north of the modern town centre is The Village, the part of East Kilbride that existed before its post-war development into a New Town. East Kilbride is twinned with the town of Ballerup, in Denmark.

St Bride's Church, East Kilbride

St Bride's Roman Catholic Church is located in East Kilbride in Scotland. It was designed by the architects Gillespie, Kidd and Coia and built between 1959 and 1964.