Bargeddie (; gd, Bàrr Geadaidh) is a village in

North Lanarkshire North Lanarkshire ( sco, North Lanrikshire; gd, Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also ...

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, just inside the suburban fringe of

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, east of the city centre, and close to the junction of the M73 and M8 motorways. The nearest major town is

Coatbridge Coatbridge ( sco, Cotbrig or Coatbrig, gd, Drochaid a' Chòta) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. Along with neighbouring town Airdrie, Coatbridge forms the area known as ...

, to the east.

History

There was no village of Bargeddie before the 1930s when Lanark County Council built a housing estate at Dykehead. Before that the area consisted of a cluster of

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s and villages such as Bartonshill, Braehead, and Dykehead, populated in the main by coal miners. In the 1950s, another housing estate was built around the site of Bargeddie House which was demolished after

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. Bargeddie grew further as part of the overall Glasgow area expansion with the addition of the Drumpellier Lawns, Burnside View and The Fairways housing developments.

Present day

Bargeddie is now populated by just over 6500 people. The village has two primary schools; Bargeddie Primary School and St. Kevins Primary School. The two schools formed a campus in 2008. Unfortunately there are very few job opportunities within the village. The Safety Zone is a well established and popular community project run by Elutheria Ltd, a group consisting of local volunteers. The centre offers activities for all ages from babies to elderly people and all stages in between. There are three shops in Bargeddie one at the front of the village, middle and back and a Community Centre which is locally known as "The Windsor" that also sits in Bargeddie. Just before coming to

, there is a Showcase Complex which includes of

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and

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Transport

The town is served by Bargeddie railway station. There are also bus stops which allow villagers to travel to Glasgow and

. Bargeddie is served by three bus routes, one of which goes to

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, the 2. There is also a bus that stops at Bargeddie that can take villagers to

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. As of 2016 there is a bus run by McGill's Bus Services, that takes local villagers around the village and up to Coatbridge and Airdrie.

Sport

The most successful club within the village is Bargeddie Carpet Bowling Club, which has run on Tuesday evenings since 1981. The club was based in the Windsor Hall(now demolished), an old miners' welfare hall, now controlled by

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. The hall celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2008 with a party organised by Bargeddie Forward. Former Scottish

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player and

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manager

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was born in Bargeddie. Football remains an important part of life in the area. Bargeddie Amateur Football Club is well known in the Glasgow area but has been without a home pitch since their previous one, Bargeddie Pavilion, was destroyed by a fire in 2010. In 2009 "Bargeddie Colts" youth football team were reformed. By end of 2011 over 90 children between 5–12 years old were playing football in the "Monklands Soccer Sevens" leagues and the club had achieved SFA Quality Mark "Standard Award".

Religion

Bargeddie Parish Church is situated on Barton's Hill, a 10-minute walk from the village. There is also a small United Free Church on Langmuir Road. Saint Kevin's Catholic Church is located on Mainhill Road.

Notable people

* Jon Connolly goalkeeper for

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(1901–1975), professional footballer, one

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for

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References

Notes and references

*Rental Book Baronia de Glasgow 1513 - 1570
RCAHMS image of Bargeddie Parish ChurchCanmore/RCAHMS image of Drumpark Brickworks, BargeddieRAILSCOT images of Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway

External links

Saint Kevin's Church

Bargeddie Church of Scotland

Bargeddie Colts
{{authority control Villages in North Lanarkshire Greater Glasgow