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Apr 26, 2012 · Pictures and narratives of Bellshill, A town near Glasgow in Scotland, from the late 1800s to the early 1900s
55°48′58″N 4°01′34″W / 55.816°N 4.026°W / 55.816; -4.026. Bellshill (pronounced "Bells hill") is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, ten miles (sixteen kilometres) southeast of Glasgow city centre and 37 mi (60 km) west of Edinburgh. Other nearby localities are Motherwell 2 mi (3 km) to the south, Hamilton 3 mi (5 ...
Ian L Cormack’s Old Bellshill (1982) is a good starting point, while Rhona Wilson’s Bygone Bellshill (1995) and Helen Moir’s Bellshill (2002) present a fascinating pictorial record of the town’s history.
Apr 25, 2024 · Bellshill is a town found in North Lanarkshire ten miles southeast of Glasgow city centre which has produced many famous faces. The first mention of the town dates back to 1596 when it appeared on a handwritten map by Timothy Pont with it having a rich history of being an industrial town.
The original village of Bellshill, situated at the east end of Viewpark, was formed from a row of quarry workers' houses belonging to a Mr Bell who owned the stone quarry that lay south of the village. With the demise of the quarry works the original village of Bellshill died away and a neighbouring village called
Bellshill is now part of North Lanarkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Lanarkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bellshill itself, go to Units and Statistics.
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Bellshill (pronounced "Bells hill") is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, ten miles (sixteen kilometres) southeast of Glasgow city centre and 37mi (60km) west of Edinburgh.
