aters ▁ ▁Me ik le ▁Ear no ck ▁ ▁Ne ils land ▁ ▁Silver ton hill ▁ ▁Tor head s ▁Farm ▁ ▁U d ston ▁ ▁White hill ▁ ▁Wood head ▁ ▁Near by ▁towns ▁and ▁cities : ▁ ▁Glasgow ▁▁ ▁Str ath aven ▁▁ ▁East ▁Kil b ride ▁▁ ▁Mother well ▁▁ ▁Edinburgh ▁▁ ▁Carl is le ▁▁ ▁L ark hall ▁ ▁Econom y ▁Service ▁indust ries ▁and ▁local ▁government ▁are ▁major ▁employ ers ▁in ▁Hamilton , ▁as ▁are ▁Phili ps , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁electron ics ▁con gl omer ate . ▁The ▁town ▁centre ▁has ▁been ▁reg ener ated ▁with ▁new ▁ind oor ▁sho pping ▁cent res ▁( the ▁Reg ent ▁Sho pping ▁Centre , ▁New ▁Cross ▁Sho pping ▁Centre ) ▁Hamilton ▁Ret ail ▁Park ▁and ▁the ▁Palace ▁Gr ounds ▁Ret ail ▁Park . ▁ ▁R estaur ants ▁and ▁national ▁ret ail ▁out lets ▁are ▁situated ▁in ▁a ▁re develop ed ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Palace ▁Gr ounds ▁that ▁are ▁visible ▁upon ▁entering ▁the ▁town ▁from ▁the ▁M 7 4 ▁motor way . ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁circular ▁town ▁square ▁has ▁resulted ▁in ▁Hamilton ▁receiving ▁numerous ▁town ▁planning ▁awards ▁during ▁the ▁past ▁de cade . ▁This ▁development ▁transformed ▁the ▁Hamilton ▁side ▁of ▁Str ath c ly de ▁Park , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁original ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Duke ' s ▁palace . ▁ ▁Hamilton ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Fair tra de ▁Town ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Transport ▁Hamilton ▁has ▁three ▁railway ▁stations , ▁Hamilton ▁Central , ▁Hamilton ▁West ▁and ▁Ch atel