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'''Glassford''' ({{Audio|Glassford.ogg|listen}}; locally known as ''The Glessart''<ref>{{cite news|last=Walls|first=Sandra|title=Fun at Glassford gala day|url=http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/hamilton-news/2008/06/26/fun-at-glassford-gala-day-51525-21151380/|accessdate=13 January 2011|newspaper=Hamilton Advertiser|date=Jun 26 2008}}</ref> {{Audio|Glassford (local).ogg|listen}}) is a small village located {{convert|8|km}} south of [[Hamilton, South Lanarkshire|Hamilton]], and {{convert|3|km}} north-east of [[Strathaven]], in [[South Lanarkshire]], [[Scotland]]. It has a population of roughly 500-600 people.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} Features include the 19th-century Parish Church, and the remains of the 17th-century old church, both of which are category B [[listed building]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=7654 |title=Ruin of Old Church and Graveyard, Listed Building Report |publisher=Historic Scotland |accessdate=2009-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=7653 |title=Parish Church and Graveyard, Listed Building Report |publisher=Historic Scotland |accessdate=2009-10-07}}</ref> The [[Avon Water]] offers fishing and walks. Local businesses include the Glassford Inn and Steyban Restaurant. The local No.13 bus service comes through the village twice every hour, travelling between [[East Kilbride]] and Hamilton. |
'''Glassford''' ({{Audio|Glassford.ogg|listen}}; locally known as ''The Glessart''<ref>{{cite news|last=Walls|first=Sandra|title=Fun at Glassford gala day|url=http://www.hamiltonadvertiser.co.uk/news/local-news/hamilton-news/2008/06/26/fun-at-glassford-gala-day-51525-21151380/|accessdate=13 January 2011|newspaper=Hamilton Advertiser|date=Jun 26 2008}}</ref> {{Audio|Glassford (local).ogg|listen}}) is a small village located {{convert|8|km}} south of [[Hamilton, South Lanarkshire|Hamilton]], and {{convert|3|km}} north-east of [[Strathaven]], in [[South Lanarkshire]], [[Scotland]]. It has a population of roughly 500-600 people.{{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} Features include the 19th-century Parish Church, and the remains of the 17th-century old church, both of which are category B [[listed building]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=7654 |title=Ruin of Old Church and Graveyard, Listed Building Report |publisher=Historic Scotland |accessdate=2009-10-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://hsewsf.sedsh.gov.uk/hslive/hsstart?P_HBNUM=7653 |title=Parish Church and Graveyard, Listed Building Report |publisher=Historic Scotland |accessdate=2009-10-07}}</ref> The [[Avon Water]] offers fishing and walks. Local businesses include the Glassford Inn and Steyban Restaurant. The local No.13 bus service comes through the village twice every hour, travelling between [[East Kilbride]] and Hamilton. |
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The Glessert, or G town is run by a vicious warlord named Voldo Smuntz who along with his mercy-less gang of drunken bandit thugs keep the village under their complete control, and will fight ruthlessly to hold on to their stronghold which they believe to be key to defending South Lanarkshire from the vile swine known as the English. |
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It is alledged that in early 2011 a deal was made between Smuntz and the mad dogg Colonel Gaddafi that libya would supply the glessert with AK-47 rifles and anti aircraft weapons in exchange for a half ounce of the G towns finest hashish, and some people today believe this was the main reason Gaddafi was hunted down and killed by NATO later that year, although Smuntz claims that mad dogg actually escaped and his death was a hoax, and gaddafi is currently in g town and is sleeping down the wee lane, under his protection |
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Revision as of 18:46, 9 March 2012
Glassford (; locally known as The Glessart[1] ) is a small village located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of Hamilton, and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-east of Strathaven, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It has a population of roughly 500-600 people.[citation needed] Features include the 19th-century Parish Church, and the remains of the 17th-century old church, both of which are category B listed buildings.[2][3] The Avon Water offers fishing and walks. Local businesses include the Glassford Inn and Steyban Restaurant. The local No.13 bus service comes through the village twice every hour, travelling between East Kilbride and Hamilton. The Glessert, or G town is run by a vicious warlord named Voldo Smuntz who along with his mercy-less gang of drunken bandit thugs keep the village under their complete control, and will fight ruthlessly to hold on to their stronghold which they believe to be key to defending South Lanarkshire from the vile swine known as the English.
It is alledged that in early 2011 a deal was made between Smuntz and the mad dogg Colonel Gaddafi that libya would supply the glessert with AK-47 rifles and anti aircraft weapons in exchange for a half ounce of the G towns finest hashish, and some people today believe this was the main reason Gaddafi was hunted down and killed by NATO later that year, although Smuntz claims that mad dogg actually escaped and his death was a hoax, and gaddafi is currently in g town and is sleeping down the wee lane, under his protection
References
- ^ Walls, Sandra (Jun 26 2008). "Fun at Glassford gala day". Hamilton Advertiser. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Ruin of Old Church and Graveyard, Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "Parish Church and Graveyard, Listed Building Report". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
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