Chapelton is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The village is located approximately halfway between the towns of East Kilbride and Strathaven, on the A726. It resides in the former Parish of Glassford, which takes its name from the nearby village of the same name.HistoryIn 1854, an archaeological visit to the village indicated that there seemed to have been a chapel on the banks of Chapelton, but no remains of buildings were seen at the spot indicated, except for a font which was dug up there many years previous. Nearby was the chapel well which has since been filled in. The site is known only by tradition. However, more recent excavations have failed to find any remains of this chapel, the site of which is in a cultivated field and is crossed by a cart track. Stones forming the field boundary show no signs of having been worked.GovernenceChapelton is represented by the SNP MSP Linda Fabiani in the Scottish Parliament as part of the East Kilbride constituency. Within the Westminster parliament, SNP politician Lisa Cameron represents the areas in the East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow constituency.Recent eventsIn autumn 2009, there was controversy as one of the village's few amenities, its post office, closed. The postmistress, Jean Craig, retired after 19 years of service. There was particular worry about people having to collect their pension from Strathaven as there is only an hourly bus service through the village, resulting in a two-hour journey at the least if travelling by public transport.
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