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Sandford is located in South Lanarkshire
Sandford
Sandford
Population 202 
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town STRATHAVEN
Postcode district ML10
Dialling code 01357
Police Strathclyde
Fire Strathclyde
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
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55°39′47″N 4°02′24″W / 55.663°N 4.04°W / 55.663; -4.04

Sandford is a village near Strathaven, South Lanarkshire in Scotland. It lies approximately 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Glasgow. It has 50 houses and 200 inhabitants. Sandford also has two parks and a bus shed which houses 5 buses overnight. The village is home to one of the oldest mills in Avondale.

The village is a part of Sandford and Upper Avondale Community Council. In 2002-3 the council was successful in winning a grant of £21,000 to restore a footpath between the village and the small town of Strathaven around 2 miles (3 km) away.

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