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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 37 mi (60 km) west of Edinburgh. Other nearby localities are Motherwell 2 mi (3 km) to the south, Hamilton 3 mi (5 km) to the southwest, Viewpark 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 mi (2.5 km) to the west, Holytown 2 mi (3 km) to the east and Coatbridge 3 mi (5 km) to ...
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With the demise of the quarry the original village died away and a neighbouring village of Crossgates (situated at what is now Bellshill Cross) became the focal point for the area. Around 1810 this growing village took on the name of Bellshill and its expansion gradually absorbed surrounding villages such as Black Moss and Sykehead.
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.
Bellshill is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, ten miles southeast of Glasgow city centre and 37 mi (60 km) west of Edinburgh. Other nearby localities ar...
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Bellshill is a town in Lanarkshire, 10 miles southeast of Glasgow city centre. Other nearby towns are Motherwell (2 miles), Hamilton (3 miles) and Coatbridge (3 miles). It is overwhelmed by the nearby city and considered part of the "Greater Glasgow" area. The town had a population of 20,705 in 2001.
