What is "bothwell"

Bothwell is a conservation village in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Clyde, adjacent to Uddingston and Hamilton, east-south-east of Glasgow city centre.

Bothwell is an affluent commuter town that has attracted a number of local celebrities including a number of Celtic and Rangers footballers. Thanks to a steady rise in property prices, Bothwell has earned its reputation as one of Glasgow's most prosperous satellites. A recent survey published in The Scotsman revealed that Bothwell's Imperial Way, site of the former home of ex- Celtic manager Gordon Strachan, is the fifth most expensive street in Scotland, closely followed by neighbouring streets Silverwells Crescent and Fife Crescent.

Bothwell has a sense of community and a reputation of prosperity. The main Street of Bothwell is well known for its high quality, privately owned boutiques and fine dining and the houses surrounding the main Street are of older sandstone Victorian style whereas the newer part of the Bothwell consist of new estates built in close proximately to Bothwell Castle and are intertwined with Bothwell Castle Golf club. The new houses built have significantly increased the population. The Population of Bothwell is estimated, as of 2008, at 3,000. The majority of Bothwells' residents own their own property, and annual incomes are well above average. The average house costs £556,250.

Bothwell is well known for its many walkways, nature trails, woodlands and greenery. Bothwell has many popular restaurants including rosso, riva, dalucianos, the grapevine and The cricklewood.

The parish church (which was restored at the end of the 19th century) contains the choir of the old Gothic church of 1398. A memorial honours the poet Joanna Baillie (1762–1851) who was born in the manse.

Bothwell was a federal and provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Ontario, which was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904 and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1875. It is sometimes also considered one of Ontario's historic counties, as it was listed in some post- Confederation census records as a county of residence.

Bothwell was a county constituency in Lanarkshire represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 to 1983. It was formed by the division of Lanarkshire constituency.

Bothwell is a town in Scotland.

Bothwell may also refer to:

Bothwell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Dorr Bothwell (1902–2000), American artist
• Francis Bothwell of Edinburgh, 16th-century Scottish merchant, landowner, judge and member of the Scottish Parliament
• John Bothwell (1926–2014), Canadian Anglican bishop and writer
• Robert Bothwell (born 1944), Canadian historian and writer