Editing Cambuslang (section)

==History==
{{main|History of Cambuslang}}
The local geography of Cambuslang explains a great deal of its history.<ref name=arthur/> It has been very prosperous over time, depending first upon its agricultural land (supplying food, then [[wool]], then [[linen]]), then the mineral resources under its soil ([[limestone]] and [[coal]] and to some extent, [[iron]]).<ref name=vob>{{cite web|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16359|title=Cambuslang Lanarkshire|website=[[Great Britain Historical GIS#A Vision of Britain through Time|A Vision of Britain through Time]]|via=[[University of Portsmouth]] |access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> These were guarded by the [[History_of_Christianity#High_Middle_Ages_(c._1000–1300)|medieval Church]], and later by the local aristocracy, particularly the [[Duke of Hamilton]] (previously [[Baron]]s of [[Cadzow]] and [[Earl of Arran (Scotland)|Earls of Arran]]).

[[File:The Clock Inn - geograph.org.uk - 1230033.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Clock Inn'' bar, junction of Main Street and Greenlees Road]]
[[File:Flats Between Cathkin and Cambuslang - geograph.org.uk - 96830.jpg|thumb|left|Modern tenements in the [[Whitlawburn]] housing scheme – demolished in the early 2020s]]
Because of its relative prosperity, Cambuslang has been intimately concerned in the politics of the country (through the Hamilton connection) and of the [[Cambuslang clergy|local Church]]. [[John Cameron (Scottish bishop)|Bishop John Cameron of Glasgow]],{{sfn|Meek|1791|p=[https://archive.org/details/b21365799_005/page/266/mode/2up 266]}} and [[David Beaton|Cardinal Beaton]],  were both [[Apostolic rector|Rectors]] of Cambuslang. This importance continued following the [[Protestant Reformation]]. From then until the [[Glorious Revolution]] a stream of Ministers of Cambuslang came, were expelled, or were re-instated, according to whether supporters of the King, [[Covenanters]], or [[Oliver Cromwell]] were in power. The [[First Great Awakening|religious movements of the 18th century]], including the [[Cambuslang Work|Cambuslang Wark]],<ref name=vob/><ref name=arthur>[https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200165/local_and_family_history/617/cambuslang_and_king_arthur Local and family history: Cambuslang and King Arthur], [[South Lanarkshire Council]]</ref> were directly linked to similar movements in North America. The [[Scottish Enlightenment]] was well represented in the person of Rev Dr [[James Meek (minister)|James Meek]], the Minister. His troubles with his parishioners foreshadowed the [[Disruption of 1843|split in the Church of Scotland]] during the 19th century.

The manufacturing industries that grew up from the agricultural and mineral resources attracted immigrants from all over Scotland and Ireland and other European countries. Cambuslang benefited at all times from its closeness to the burgeoning city of Glasgow, brought closer in the 18th century by a [[Toll road|turnpike road]] then, in the 19th century, by a [[railway]]. In the 21st century, it continues to derive benefit from its proximity to Glasgow and to wider communication networks, particularly via the [[A74(M) and M74 motorways|M74]] motorway system. Its increasing (and increasingly diverse) population posed problems, over the centuries, of employment and housing as well as of schooling and health, not all of which have been solved;<ref name="deprived16"/><ref name="shock18"/><ref name=poorest20/> in this regard, it is fairly typical of most Scottish towns.

In sport, [[Cambuslang F.C.]] were founder members of the [[Scottish Football League]] whose most notable achievement was being the runners-up in the [[1887–88 Scottish Cup]]. They folded by the early 20th century, as did [[Scottish Junior Cup]] winners [[Cambuslang Hibernian]], but a new team [[Cambuslang Rangers F.C.]] was established and continues to this day – they enjoyed great success in the 1970s.