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Strathclyde
Strathclyde (Srath Chluaidh in Gaelic, meaning "strath of the River Clyde", ) was one of nine former local government regions of Scotland created by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994. The Strathclyde region had 19 districts.
Strathclyde (disambiguation)
Strathclyde may refer to:
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Strathclyde, the former local government region of Scotland, 1973 to 1996, which still serves as a police force area, a fire service area, and a transport authority area, covered by:
- Strathclyde Police
- Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service
- Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (formerly Strathclyde Passenger Transport)
- The Kingdom of Strathclyde, the ancient Brythonic kingdom which included most of the area of the former local government region
Other things in Scotland with Strathclyde in their names include:
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University of Strathclyde, in Glasgow
- Strathclyde Business School
- Strathclyde Park, in North Lanarkshire
People bearing the name Strathclyde include:
- List of Kings of Strathclyde
- Those bearing the title Baron Strathclyde:
- Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde
- Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde
Other uses:
- Strathclyde Concertos, ten concertos by Peter Maxwell Davies