Talk:Netherburn

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I am not sue that Netherburn should be in both Category:Villages in South Lanarkshire and Category:Hamlets in Scotland, as this seems to be contradictory as to the settlement's status. The article currently calls it a hamlet rather than a village so the latter seems more appropriate and perhaps the former could be replaced by Category:Populated places in South Lanarkshire? Dunarc (talk) 23:42, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I agree this is inconsistent. What marks the distinction between a hamlet and a village, and is it purely population or other characteristics? Crowsus (talk) 01:02, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I am struggling to find an agreed definition. I suspect population is a factor, but would think number and density of buildings could also be taken into account. I know one historic factor in the UK was whether it had a church or not. Dunarc (talk) 19:40, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
 * It should be in both Category:Villages in South Lanarkshire and Category:Hamlets in Scotland until/if Category:Hamlets in South Lanarkshire is created since a hamlet is usually treated as a sub category of a village.  Crouch, Swale  ( talk ) 19:52, 2 February 2021 (UTC)