The town of Rutherglen is located just three miles southeast of the city center of Glasgow, and for practical reasons, it can be considered a suburb of the city. Native author Gary Brown argued that the city would benefit from being part of Glasgow through tourism. Rutherglen is a parish, hamlet, and market town in the lower district of Lanark County, 2½ miles south-east. It is believed to be named after Reutherus, King of Scotland, the fifth to descend from Fergus I.
The city is situated on the Clyde River, connected to the suburbs of Glasgow on the opposite bank by a five-arched stone bridge. The current church, built in 1794, is in good condition and can accommodate 800 people. There is also a simple chapel with 800 rooms, which until recently was annexed to an ecclesiastical district called West Church. Additionally, there is a Free Church and a Relief Church in the city.
The first thing you might notice about Rutherglen is its easy access to central Glasgow, but there are also plenty of parks, gardens, and open spaces that offer residents the chance to get away from it all. There are proposals for the Cathkin relief road to take Mill Street from Rutherglen and extend it through the park to connect with the Cathkin Ring Road. The issue has been raised several times since Rutherglen and Cambuslang were removed from Glasgow in 1996 and became part of South Lanarkshire Council. In December 1834, Rutherglen was welcomed as a congregation in formation and the following year a church was built.
The region is home to the Rutherglen branch of South Lanarkshire Council youth club Universal Connections and The Celsius stadium of Rutherglen football club Glencairn. This is an example of how peripheral areas can benefit from being part of a larger city like Glasgow. Local efforts were made to have Rutherglen as their own district council in the Strathclyde region (such as EK, Hamilton and Glasgow itself). Rutherglen is also conveniently located for those who need access to Scotland's motorway network on a daily basis.
Rutherglen received the status of Royal Burg in 1126 by royal charter from King David I of Scotland, who ruled from 1124 to 1153. The Burgh area of Rutherglen includes the former heart of Royal Burgh of Rutherglen and its surrounding area. This area has modern developments and maintains the green theme of Glasgow and Rutherglen with gardens everywhere. The local newspaper is Rutherglen Reformer (owned by Reach plc, with online content presented under the slogan Daily Record). Some Google searches tell me that Rutherglen was under Glasgow's tutelage until 1996 when it was renamed SL but I can't find any information on why this happened.
Having existed as a Lanarkshire hamlet in its own right for more than 800 years, Rutherglen lost its own local council in 1975 and became an administrative part of Glasgow city district within Strathclyde region (together with neighboring Cambuslang). Rutherglen has been an independent constituency of Scottish Parliament since late 16th century and was a parliamentary borough represented in Parliament of United Kingdom as component of Glasgow Burghs constituency from 1708 to 1832 and as component of Kilmarnock Burghs from 1832 to 1918. We offer all advice and guidance you may need about everyday life in Rutherglen and various services it offers.
