| Law | |
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.jpg) Law from the air | |
  Law Location within South Lanarkshire | |
| Population | 3,090 (mid-2020 est.)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NS818523 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARLUKE |
| Postcode district | ML8 |
| Dialling code | 01698 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Law is a village situated between Carluke and Wishaw in South Lanarkshire, Scotland with a population of around 3,000.[2] The village lies on the border of North Lanarkshire.
Law is a former mining village, now mainly a low density residential area. For a village so small, Law has a wide range of services, which include Tom Craig Centre,[3] Scotmid, Post Office, The Auld Store village bar, Boots Pharmacy, Dario's Takeaway, a Barbers, Law Bowling Club, the Room and Kitchen (coffee shop) and various other services, the majority of which can be found on Station Road, the village's main street.
Law Parish Church can be found on Station Road. The church is part of the Church of Scotland and seeks to provide spiritual and pastoral care to anyone in the parish, church member or not, who requires it. A variety of organisations take place in the church for people of all ages including the Boys' Brigade and Girls' Brigade.[4]
Law Primary School has approximately 240 pupils [5] and with older pupils going on to attend Carluke High School four miles (six kilometres) away.
Irvine's Coaches was a bus company based in the village that ran services throughout Lanarkshire and surrounding areas, but have now ceased trading.
The West Coast Main Line runs through the north-eastern edge of the village. Law Junction railway station was closed in 1965.[6] However, there has been much speculation that it may be reopened in future, due to the proposed building of many new homes on the old site of Law Hospital.[7] If re-opened, cities such as Glasgow and Edinburgh could be accessible from Law by train.
Law Hospital, on the outskirts of Law Village, closed in 2001, with all patients being sent to Wishaw General Hospital, located in the Craigneuk area of Wishaw. There was an ambulance station on the site of the hospital but since 2001, the Scottish Ambulance Service opened a new one next door to Huws Gray builder's merchant on Wildman Road, which is the entrance road to the village from Wishaw.
