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Boghead, South Lanarkshire

Field	Value
official_name	Boghead
country	Scotland
population_ref	Approximately 200
os_grid_reference	NS779419
map_type	Scotland
coordinates
post_town	LANARK
postcode_area	ML
postcode_district	ML11
dial_code	01555
constituency_westminster	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
unitary_scotland	South Lanarkshire
constituency_scottish_parliament	Clydesdale

Boghead is a small village in South Lanarkshire, west central Scotland. It is about 23 mi southeast of Glasgow and sits nearby to the River Nethan and Avon Water. Boghead is a residential area, with working residents commuting to nearby villages and large towns of Lesmahagow, Strathaven and Lanark. It is composed of houses built along Strathaven Road (the B7086) and Lesmahagow Road. It originated in the early 19th century around the old Blackwood Estate, as the original inhabitants used to work there.

Bent Primary

Bent Primary is a primary school situated 1 mi east of Boghead on the A726. The school is mainly attended by children from Boghead and other close villages and is a Mixed school of Non Denominational religion. It is for pupils aged 5 years old through 11, and its Local Education Authority is South Lanarkshire.

Businesses in Boghead

From 1926 to the present day, there was a haulage company called "Richard Bell & Sons". This company transported cattle and other animals around Scotland, with its base being in Boghead. It was a family business through the years, until its sale in 2000 to one of its employees. The business is still running under the title "Richard Bell & Sons", however its current owner resides outside the village in Brocketsbrae.

Owen Pilling Graphics Ltd, one of the UK's leading manufacturers in vehicle graphics and design, was set up and based adjoining the owner's house in Boghead. OPG have recently moved out from Boghead, and their business is now located in Lesmahagow.

References

(2014). "Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 71 ''Lanark & Upper Nithsdale''". Ordnance Survey.
(1 January 2016). "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer". Ordnance Survey.

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