Biggar, South Lanarkshire

Biggar
Biggar is located in South Lanarkshire
Biggar
Biggar
Biggar is located in Scottish Borders
Biggar
Biggar
Biggar is located in the United Kingdom
Biggar
Biggar
Population2,640 (2020)[1]
OS grid referenceNT045375
• Edinburgh26 mi (42 km)
• London317 mi (510 km)
Civil parish
  • Biggar
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBIGGAR
Postcode districtML12
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°37′20″N 3°30′57″W / 55.6221°N 3.5158°W / 55.6221; -3.5158

Biggar (Scottish Gaelic: Bigear [ˈpikʲəɾ])[2] is a town, parish and former burgh in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, in the Southern Uplands near the River Clyde on the A702. The closest neighbouring towns are Lanark, Peebles and Carluke.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Bigear". faclair.com. Retrieved 19 October 2018.

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