| − | '''Lanarkshire''' ([[Scottish Gaelic]]: ''Siorrachd Lannraig'') is a county of central [[Scotland]]. The county town is [[Lanark]] but the largest settlement is, by far, the city of [[Glasgow]], the third most populous city in the [[United Kingdom]] which is at the heart of an urban area that extends into parts of [[Dunbartonshire]] and [[Renfrewshire]]. In the 19th and 20th century it was a major industrial center with extensive coal mines, and iron and steel works in the [[Motherwell]] and [[Wishaw]] areas. Other major industries included shipbuilding, railway carriage manufacture, crane and construction equipment manufacture, and the manufacture of prefabricated bridge parts. | + | '''Lanarkshire''' ([[Scottish Gaelic]]: ''Siorrachd Lannraig''), sometimes known as the '''County of Lanark''' and '''Clydesdale''', is a county of central [[Scotland]]. The county town is [[Lanark]] but the largest settlement is, by far, the city of [[Glasgow]], the third most populous city in the [[United Kingdom]] which is at the heart of an urban area that extends into parts of [[Dunbartonshire]] and [[Renfrewshire]]. In the 19th and 20th century it was a major industrial center with extensive coal mines, and iron and steel works in the [[Motherwell]] and [[Wishaw]] areas. Other major industries included shipbuilding, railway carriage manufacture, crane and construction equipment manufacture, and the manufacture of prefabricated bridge parts. |
| | The population of Lanarkshire is around 1.1 million, with much of this population living in the urbanised north of the county. The south of the county contains part of the [[Southern Uplands]] and is sparsely populated. | | The population of Lanarkshire is around 1.1 million, with much of this population living in the urbanised north of the county. The south of the county contains part of the [[Southern Uplands]] and is sparsely populated. |