Lanark is a small town in the central belt of Scotland. Its population of 8,253 makes it the 100th largest settlement in Scotland. The origin of the name is Brythonic (Cumbric: Lanerc, Welsh: Llanerch) meaning "clear space, glade".Lanark was the county town of the former county of Lanarkshire, though for many years Hamilton was the county town, prior to the formation of Strathclyde. Lanark railway station and coach station has frequent services to Glasgow. There is little industry in Lanark and some residents commute to work in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Its shops serve the local agricultural community and surrounding villages. There is a large modern livestock auction market on the outskirts of the town.

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