Monklands (''Bad nam Manach'' in
Scottish Gaelic
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) was, between 1975 and 1996, one of nineteen
local government
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district
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s in the
Strathclyde
Strathclyde ( in Gaelic, meaning "strath (valley) of the River Clyde") was one of nine former local government regions of Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 and abolished in 1996 by the Local Government et ...
region
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of
Scotland
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.
The district was formed by the
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65) is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that altered local government in Scotland on 16 May 1975.
The Act followed and largely implemented the report of the Royal Commission on Local Gove ...
from:
*The
burgh
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s of
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 ...
and
Airdrie
*Most of the Lanarkshire landward Ninth District
*The electoral district of Shottskirk from the Lanarkshire landward Seventh District
The district administrative headquarters were based at
Coatbridge Municipal Buildings
Coatbridge Municipal Buildings, formerly Coatbridge Town Hall, is a municipal building in Dunbeth Road, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The building, which was the headquarters of Coatbridge Burgh Council, is a Category B listed buildi ...
in
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 ...
, the largest conurbation.
Apart from the two burghs, the area included the following settlements:
*
Bargeddie
Bargeddie (; gd, Bàrr Geadaidh) is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, just inside the suburban fringe of Glasgow, east of the city centre, and close to the junction of the M73 and M8 motorways. The nearest major town is Coatbridge, to ...
*
Calderbank
Calderbank is a village outside the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It lies west of the M73 motorway, M73, on the west bank of the North Calder Water. The village lies east of Glasgow city centre and ar ...
*
Caldercruix
Caldercruix is a semi-rural village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The nearest major town is Airdrie, to the west. It has a population of about 2,440. The village is about east of Glasgow and west of Edinburgh.
The local Church of Scotl ...
*
Chapelhall
Chapelhall (from the Gaelic Seipeal Allt - Chapel by a burn) is a village outside the town of Airdrie in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. With house building, the distinction between Airdrie and Chapelhall is being eroded. Established as a small min ...
*
Glenboig
Glenboig (Scottish Gaelic: An Gleann Bhog) is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland lying north of Coatbridge and to the south east of Kirkintilloch and is approximately from Glasgow City Centre. According to a estimate, the population of ...
*
Glenmavis
Glenmavis is a village in the North Lanarkshire area of Scotland. It is about northwest of Airdrie on the B802 road. It has a population of around ()
Etymology
The etymology of the name is ‘glen of the song-thrush’.
History
Strictly spe ...
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Greengairs
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Plains
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In ...
*
Salsburgh
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Salsburgh is perhaps best kn ...
The district was abolished in 1996 by the
Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
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It abolished the two-tie ...
. The area of the district was combined with those of
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and
Motherwell
Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...
districts and part of
Strathkelvin
Strathkelvin ( gd, Srath Chealbhainn) is the strath of the River Kelvin in west central Scotland, close to the city of Glasgow. The name Strathkelvin was formerly (1975–96) used for one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde r ...
to become
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 ...
unitary council area
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.
The name of "Monklands" originated in the grant of lands in the area to the monks of the
Cistercian
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Abbey of
Newbattle
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,
Midlothian
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in 1162. From the seventeenth century the area was formed into the two
parishes
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of New Monkland and Old Monkland.
Brief history of the area
, Monklands Online
Although the council is gone, the area is often informally referred to as Monklands. Indeed, the local hospital (in Airdrie) used to be called Monklands District General Hospital, and football
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matches between the two senior teams in the area, Airdrieonians
Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...
and Albion Rovers
Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...
, are often referred to as '' Monklands Derbies''.
See also
* 1992 Monklands District Council election
* Monklandsgate
Monklandsgate was the name of a political scandal in the former Scottish local government district of Monklands (now part of North Lanarkshire) which dominated the Monklands East by-election in 1994.
Monklandsgate consisted of allegations of s ...
* Subdivisions of Scotland
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" ( gd, comhairlean), which are all governed by single-tier authorities designated as "councils". They have the option under the Local Government (Ga ...
References
External links
New or East Monkland from ''A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'' (1846), (British History Online)
Old Monkland from ''A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland'' (1846), (British History Online)
Coatbridge Museum
Airdrie Museum
Districts of Scotland
Coatbridge
Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
Politics of North Lanarkshire
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