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List Of Places In North Lanarkshire
''Map of places in North Lanarkshire compiled from this list'' The List of places in North Lanarkshire is a list of links for any town, village, hamlet, castle golf course, historic house, hill fort, lighthouse, nature reserve, reservoir, river, and other place of interest in the North Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. A * Abronhill *Airbles *Airbles railway station * Airdrie * Airdriehill * Airdrie Public Observatory * Airdrie railway station * Allanton *Annathill *Auchinloch *Auchinstarry B * Balloch * Banton *Bargeddie * Bargeddie railway station * Barons Haugh RSPB Reserve * Bellshill *Bellshill railway station * Birkenshaw * Blackwood * Blairhill * Blairlinn *Bogside *Bonkle *Bothwellhaugh *Broadwood Stadium * Burnfoot C *Cairnhill *Calderbank *Caldercruix *Caldercruix railway station *Cambusnethan * Carbrain *Cardowan *Carfin * Carfin railway station * Carnbroe *Carrickstone *Castle Cary Castle *Chapelhall *Chryston * Clarkston *Cleland * Cleland railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a Parish (administrative division), parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. The word and concept of a hamlet has roots in the Anglo-Norman settlement of England, where the old French ' came to apply to small human settlements. Etymology The word comes from Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman ', corresponding to Old French ', the diminutive of Old French ' meaning a little village. This, in turn, is a diminutive of Old French ', possibly borrowed from (West Germanic languages, West Germanic) Franconian languages. Compare with modern French ', Dutch language, Dutch ', Frisian languages, Frisian ', German ', Old English ' and Modern English ''home''. By country Afghanistan In Afghanistan, the counterpart of the hamlet is the Qila, qala (Dari language, Dari: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalzell House
Dalzell House ( ) is a historic house in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located to the south of the town, on the north bank of the River Clyde. At its core is a 15th-century tower house, with extensive additions built during the 17th and 19th centuries. In the 1980s the house was restored and divided for sale as eighteen private apartments, while the surrounding Dalzell estate is now owned by North Lanarkshire Council. The house is protected as a Category A listed building, and the grounds are listed on the ''Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland''. History The 15th- or early 16th-century tower house was built by the Dalzell family, who acquired these lands in the 13th century. Thomas de Dalzell fought at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. Sir Robert Dalzell forfeited the lands around 1342, for residing in England without the King's consent, but they were restored through marriage in the 15th century. Another Sir Robert Dalzell was created L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auchinloch
Auchinloch ( Gaelic: ''Achadh an Locha'') is a village in Scotland, situated within the North Lanarkshire local authority area but very close to the boundary with East Dunbartonshire and sharing the G66 postcode of the town of Kirkintilloch and the adjoining village of Lenzie, located a short distance to the north. Other nearby settlements in North Lanarkshire are Stepps to the south and Chryston to the south-east, each approximately away across farmland and on the opposite side of the M80 motorway; the City of Glasgow boundary and the suburb of Robroyston is about the same distance to the west. In previous years Auchinloch was in the Parish of Cadder and, from 1975 until 1996, the district of Strathkelvin within Strathclyde Region. The village's name - "Field of the Loch" - derives from its proximity to a small loch called the Gadloch. The area was sometimes known as the Loch Lands. History The etymology of the name is 'Field of the loch' (achadh an locha). Several old do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annathill
Annathill () is a small village located near Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, although closer to Glenboig. The name "Annathill" is thought to be derived from a patron saint's church. Annathill is on the banks of the Mollins Burn, a tributary of the Luggie Water. History Annathill was primarily famous for coal, as it was home to Bedlay Colliery. The majority of miners from Bedlay Colliery came from Annathill and there were three "Miners' Rows" of houses along with various shops, a butchers and a pub which were all built around the same time Bedlay Colliery was sunk in 1905. On 11 December 1981, Bedlay Colliery was closed by the then Conservative government and was left abandoned until 1982 when it was filled in (or "capped") and the complex demolished. Post-closure, in the 1990s, the land on which Bedlay Colliery sat on (owned by the National Coal Board) underwent an operation to restore the ground to what it looked like before the colliery was sunk. This operation is st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allanton, North Lanarkshire
Allanton is a village on the A71, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Allanton Colliery was the last colliery to be built and the first colliery to be taken over by the National Coal Board in 1951. Allanton Primary school was opened in 1927 and a nursery school added in 1999. Places nearby include Hartwood (1.3 miles/2.1 km), Newmains (2.3 miles/3.7 km), Shotts (2.8 miles/4.5 km) and Wishaw (4.4 miles/7.1 km). See also *List of places in North Lanarkshire ''Map of places in North Lanarkshire compiled from this list'' The List of places in North Lanarkshire is a list of links for any town, village, hamlet, castle golf course, historic house, hill fort, lighthouse, nature reserve, reservoir, river, ... References RLS Pathfinder Pack on the Coal Industry 1900 - 1950* http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5751 Last accessed 0 March 2013 External links SCRAN image of Surface layout, Kingshill No.1 Colliery, Allanton, Lanarkshire [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airdrie Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Airdrie station - looking west.JPG , caption = Airdrie railway station, looking west , borough = Airdrie, North Lanarkshire , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail , platforms = 3 , code = ADR , original = Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway , pregroup = North British Railway , years = 11 August 1862Butt (1995) , events = Station opened as Airdrie South , years1 = 3 March 1952 , events1 = Station renamed Airdrie , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Airdrie railway station is a railway station serving the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airdrie Public Observatory
Airdrie Public Observatory (55° 51’ 56” N, 3° 58’ 58” W) is a fully operational, historic astronomical observatory, which is part of the library building in the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. There are only four public observatories operating in the United Kingdom, all of which are in Scotland. Airdrie Observatory is the smallest, and second oldest. The observatory is owned and funded by Culture NL, and operated on their behalf by the Airdrie Astronomical Association (AAA), a local astronomy club and registered charity. The current observatory curators are AAA members William Tennant and Jack Frederick. Main telescope Airdrie Observatory is home to a 6" Victorian refracting telescope with an equatorial mount and clockwork drive which is used to track objects across the sky. A manual mechanism is used to open and rotate the observatory's dome. The telescope eyepieces for the telescope provided a range between 60 and 350 times magnification. The telesco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
Airdrie (; sco, Airdrie; gd, An t-Àrd Ruigh) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies on a plateau roughly 400 ft (130 m) above sea level, and is approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of Glasgow city centre. , the town had a population of around 37,130. Historically part of Lanarkshire, Airdrie forms part of a conurbation with its neighbour Coatbridge, in what is commonly known as the Monklands, formerly a district. (population approximately 90,000 including outlying settlements). Name Airdrie's name first appeared in the Register of the Great Seal of Scotland (Registrum Magni Sigilii Regum Scotorum) in 1373 as Ardre. By 1546 it had become Ardry and by 1587 it was known as Ardrie. In 1630 it finally appeared in the Register as Airdrie. Given the topography of the area, the most likely interpretation is that the name derives from the Gaelic ''An Àrd Ruigh'' meaning a level height or high pasture land. Another possibility is that it is from the Gaelic ''An Àrd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airbles Railway Station
Airbles railway station serves the Airbles area of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire in Scotland. It is located around away from Fir Park stadium, home of Motherwell F.C. History The station was a new construction in 1989 by British Rail British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the Big Four British rai ..., on the Hamilton Circle. The station missed out on services from the new Larkhall branch because the reopened line connects in a westerly direction as a result of the M74 now being in the location of the previous easterly junction. Services 2016 The current service pattern, Mondays-Saturdays is: * 2tph to Dalmuir via Hamilton Central and Glasgow Central Low Level * 2tph to Motherwell, with an hourly extension to Cumbernauld The Sunday service is: * 2tph to Milngavie, via Hamilton and Glas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airbles
Airbles is a small suburb to the south-east of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is mainly a residential area, consisting mostly of a mixture of high-rise and low-rise flats. The dual carriageway B754, known as Airbles Road, passes through the suburb, connecting eastern parts of Motherwell and nearby places such as Wishaw to the M74 motorway. In future, the dual carriageway may become a link road between the M74 and the M8. A section of the town park (the ''Duchess of Hamilton park'') and Airbles Cemetery are also located in Airbles. The suburb is served by Airbles railway station, which opened in 1989, offering services to and from Glasgow Central, lying on the Argyle Line. It is the nearest station to Motherwell landmarks such as the Motherwell Civic Centre and Fir Park Stadium. There were plans to close the station, but nearby residents objected, saying it was a vital transport stop for that area of Motherwell. In 2017, it was reported that North Lanarkshire Counc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abronhill
Abronhill () is an area in the north-east of Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It extends from Cumbernauld Town Centre. Abronhill was planned with its own shopping centre and has three primary schools, along with several churches. Abronhill has 41 streets. Abronhill, and particularly the now-demolished Abronhill High School, (shut down in 2014 with secondary pupils now attending Cumbernauld Academy), were used extensively as the filming location for Bill Forsyth's 1981 film ''Gregory's Girl'' and its sequel ''Gregory's Two Girls''. All of the roads in the older part of Abronhill were named after a tree for example Cedar Road or Oak Road. This is in contrast to other parts of the New Town where historic local placenames or famous Scots or their art were incorporated into the street names. Abronhill, along with Condorrat and The Village, is one of the parts of Cumbernauld with buildings which pre-date the New Town although Abronhill was very small even compared to those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
