Infobox UK place country Scotland official name Holytown scots name Hollytoun gaelic name Baile a Chuilinn ... dial code 01698 Holytown lang sco Hollytoun , lang gd Baile a Chuilinn ref name railwaynames http ... the Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland by Francis H Groome, 1885 is as follows blockquote Holytown, a town in Bothwell parish, Lanarkshire, 1 mile E by N of Holytown Junction on the Caledonian railway ... the politics of Keir Hardie , the founder of the Labour Party in the UK. The Holytown Miners ... estate. Notable people from Holytown include the politicians Keir Hardie and John Reid politician John Reid and footballer Harry McShane footballer Harry McShane . Description The population of Holytown ... pubs and two primary schools as well as two main places of worship. Image Holytown Main Street West Side.JPG thumb The Main Street in Holytown as viewed from the far west side from the Post Office . The main ... get togethers. As of September 2009, the future of Holytown Community Centre is under threatened closure ... butchers was opened in the late 1990s to help cater for the Muslims in the districts. Holytown ... and the approximate time from Holytown to Glasgow is 20 30 minutes by car or train, and 45 minutes ... of the town remains so. On the far east of the town on Edinburgh Road stands Holytown Parish Church ... was built and opened in 1837. ref http www.holytownparishchurch.org.uk Holytown Parish Church ref There is also ... in the late 1960s, and a few families of Pakistanis moved to Holytown in the 1970s. For prayers ... group of people who formed the mosque led by GS Siddiquie who was a long time resident in Holytown ... the community. class wikitable Team name Formed Disbanded Notes Ground Holytown 1888 1889 Holytown Pilgrims 1908 1911 previously amateurs 1909 Holytown Primrose Holytown Thistle 1889 1906 Howden Park Holytown United 1936 1953 previously Juveniles 1937 Thankerton Park One notable footballer from Holytown was Harry McShane footballer Harry McShane who won the First Division in England with Manchester ... more details
Infobox GB station name Holytown other name image name Holytown railway station in 2006.jpg caption code HLY manager First ScotRail locale New Stevenston borough North Lanarkshire platforms 2 latitude 55.813 longitude 3.974 lowusage0405 increase 72,031 lowusage0506 decrease 69,749 lowusage0607 increase 73,149 lowusage0708 increase 79,865 lowusage0809 increase 109,694 years 1 June 1880 ref Butt Stations p 53 ref events Opened as Carfin years1 1 January 1882 events1 Renamed Carfin Junction years2 1 June 1882 ref Butt Stations p 122 ref events2 Renamed Holytown Junction years3 1 October 1901 events3 Renamed HolytownHolytown railway station is a railway station serving both Holytown and New Stevenston in North Lanarkshire , Scotland . It is located on the Shotts Line , convert 21 km mi abbr on south east of stnlnk Glasgow Central towards stnlnk Edinburgh Waverley and is also on the Argyle Line . Despite its name, the station is some 500 metres from the edge of Holytown instead it is in New Stevenston . The station was opened to assist the coal mining industry, opened and running since 1869, but is now used mostly for general public more than anything else. Around 2003, some services to stnlnk Lanark on the Argyle Line began running via Holytown then down to Wishaw, creating two routes one via Holytown and the other via the already existing Shieldmuir . This created a twice hourly service at Holytown from Glasgow. Services 2008 onward Monday to Saturdays on the Shotts Line there is an hourly service westbound to Glasgow via Uddingston railway station Uddingston and eastbound to Edinburgh. Sunday services only run from stnlnk Glasgow Central via stnlnk Whifflet to stnlnk Shotts for the month prior to Christmas. ref National Rail Timetable ref On the Argyle Line there is an hourly service northbound to Glasgow Central and beyond to stnlnk Milngavie and southbound to Lanark via ... Railway stations opened in 1880 nl Station Holytown ... more details
Cleland and Midcalder Line Cleland and Midcalder Line is a historic railway line in Scotland. Built by the Caledonian Railway and opened in 1869, ref name RAILSCOT RAILSCOT ref it provides a link between Glasgow and Edinburgh through the mining communities of Lanarkshire and West Lothian . History Empty section date June 2008 Connections to other lines Clydesdale Junction Railway at Uddingston Junction Caledonian Railway Main Line Carstairs to Greenhill Junction Caledonian Railway Main Line Carstairs to Greenhill Junction at Mossend Junctions and Midcalder Junction Caledonian Railway Main Line Carstairs to Greenhill Junction Wishaw Deviation Line at Holytown South Junction Wishaw and Coltness Railway at Newarthill and Cleland Junctions Caledonian Railway Main Line Carstairs to Edinburgh Caledonian Railway Main Line Carstairs to Edinburgh at Midcalder Junction Current operations The line is open, being electrified between Uddingston Junction and Holytown South Junction. Shotts Line trains along the whole length of the line. Argyle Line trains operate on the electrified section between Uddingston and Holytown South Junctions. Occasional West Coast Main Line trains operate between Uddingston and Holytown South Junctions, to avoid Stnlnk Motherwell References Notes reflist Sources Awdry RailCo Butt Stations Jowett Atlas Robertson OriginScot http www.railscot.co.uk Cleland and Midcalder Line frame.htm RAILSCOT on Cleland and Midcalder Line http www.railscot.co.uk Addiewell Loop frame.htm RAILSCOT on Addiewell Loop Historical Scottish railway companies DEFAULTSORT Cleland And Midcalder Line Category Caledonian Railway ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2008 Infobox UK school name Brannock High School image size caption image2 caption2 size2 latitude longitude dms motto Concordia motto pl established 18th August 1982 approx closed c approx type Secondary School religion non denominational president head label Headteacher head Robert Colquhoun r head label r head deputy head label Depute Headteacher deputy head Mr McParland & Mr Baird r deputy head label r deputy head chair label chair founder founder pl specialist specialist pl street Loanhead Road city Newarthill county Motherwell country Scotland postcode ML1 5AY LEA dfeno urn ofsted staff enrollment 639 gender Mixed lower age 11 upper age 18 houses Arran, Bute, Cumbrae, Lewis & Mull colours publication publication pl free label 1 Contact No free 1 01698 733905 free label 2 free 2 free label 3 free 3 website http www.brannock.n lanark.sch.uk website name Brannock High School Official Site Brannock High School is a non denominational , co educational comprehensive school comprehensive secondary school in Newarthill , North Lanarkshire , Scotland . It is situated on Loanhead Road. Headteacher and Management Team The Headteacher is Mr Colquhoun. He is assisted by his Deputy Headteachers, Mr McParland, and Mr Baird. Feeder Schools The school catchment area takes in Carfin , Holytown , New Stevenston and Newarthill , in which the associated primary schools are Holytown Primary School, Keir Hardie Memorial Primary School, New Stevenston Primary School and Newarthill Primary School. A number of pupils from the Bellshill area also attend. External links http www.brannock.n lanark.sch.uk School website coord 55 48 41 N 3 57 11 W type edu region GB display title Category Schools in North Lanarkshire Category Secondary schools in Scotland Scotland school stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Thomas Dougan born 22 November 1915 unknown was a Scotland Scottish association football football er. His regular position was as a Forward association football forward . He was born in Holytown . He played for Alloa Athletic F.C. Alloa Athletic , Tunbridge Wells Rangers F.C. Tunbridge Wells Rangers , Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle , Heart of Midlothian F.C. Heart of Midlothian , and Manchester United F.C. Manchester United . External links http www.mufcinfo.com manupag a z player archive a z player archive pages dougan thomas.html MUFCInfo.com profile Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dougan, Tommy ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish footballer DATE OF BIRTH 22 November 1915 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Dougan, Tommy Category 1915 births Category Scottish footballers Category Manchester United F.C. players Category Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Category Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Category Year of death missing Scotland footy forward stub ... more details
Eurocentral is one of the largest industrial estates in Scotland situated on the edge of Holytown and Mossend, North Lanarkshire , just off the A8 M8 motorway, about convert 12 mi km east of Glasgow city centre and convert 34 mi km west of Edinburgh . The nearest communities to the estate are Holytown, Mossend, Chapelhall, Calderbank and Carnbroe. The closest major towns are Bellshill convert 4 mi km , Motherwell convert 4 mi km , Coatbridge convert 4 mi km and Airdrie convert 4.5 mi km . There is a bus link to and from Glasgow city centre and Livingston,West Lothian The Eurocentral has warehouse distribution centres, factories, call centres,a railfreight centre which links with Grangemouth docks convert 28 mi km to the north east, England to the south and beyond to mainland Europe. The estate also has a large modern hotel restaurant Dakota . One of the landmarks of the Eurocentral are the so called Big heids Big heads which are three red upturned shipping containers with tubes making the shape of human heads. The Maxim Office Park is a recent addition opening in March 2010. With 10 buildings totalling over convert 756000 sqft m2 abbr on . built in a single phase, Maxim is also the UK s largest speculatively built office park. Eurocentral factory Eurocentral was the name given to a former factory near Holytown in North Lanarkshire , Scotland operated by the Chinese television manufacturer Chunghwa Picture Tubes . The building is sometimes referred to as The Chunghwa Factory . The factory is infamous because it was built using large amounts of tax payers money but was demolished within 10 years. Originally designed as a factory to produce Cathode Ray Tube televisions, the rapid rise in popularity of LCD and Plasma televisions contributed to the huge losses made by the Chunghwa company. It is also reported that a huge water rate bill from West of Scotland Water also helped contribute to the eventual demise of the site. Opening in 1996 the factory was expected to create ... more details
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railway station Motherwell and Lanark railway station . Holytown railway station Holytown Carfin ... Central railway station Glasgow Central to Holytown railway station Holytown Kirknewton railway .... Until Holytown Junction the line is electrified and also used by Argyle Line services. From Holytown .... The central section between Holytown and Midcalder Junction is not electrified. Train services ... more details
Infobox UK station symbol rail name Airbles other name code AIR image name Airbles railway station in 2007.jpg manager First ScotRail locale Motherwell, North Lanarkshire Motherwell borough North Lanarkshire platforms 2 pte Strathclyde Partnership for Transport SPT lowusage0203 41,145 lowusage0405 increase 62,000 lowusage0506 increase 78,562 lowusage0607 increase 89,219 lowusage0708 increase 94,205 usage0809 increase 0.108 usage0910 decrease 0.104 years 15 May 1989 events Station opened Airbles railway station serves the Airbles area of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire Motherwell , North Lanarkshire in Scotland . It is located near Fir Park stadium, home of Motherwell F.C. History The station was a new construction in 1989, 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 motorway M74 now being in the location of the previous easterly junction. Services 2008 Off peak the station is served by a half hourly service ref http www.firstgroup.com scotrail tt 1208352271 Strath 20South 20East.pdf First ScotRail Strathclyde South East ref one per hour Milngavie railway station Milngave to from Lanark railway station Lanark via Holytown railway station Holytown one per hour Dalmuir railway station Dalmuir via Hamilton Central railway station Hamilton and Bellshill railway station Bellshill to from Dalmuir. Some peak hour trains serve Coatbridge Central railway station Coatbridge Central rail start rail line next Hamilton Central railway station Hamilton Central previous Motherwell railway station Motherwell route First ScotRail br p style background 77dd77 small Argyle Line small col FF80C0 s end References Notes references Sources Butt Stations Jowett Nationalised coord 55.783 N 3.994 W type railwaystation region GB display title Category Motherwell Category SPT railway stations Category Railway stations in North Lanarkshire Category Railway stations opened b ... more details
Infobox UK station symbol rail name Bellshill other name image name Bellshill railway station in 2008.jpg imagesize x265px caption code BLH manager First ScotRail locale Bellshill borough North Lanarkshire platforms 2 latitude 55.817 longitude 4.025 usage0203 0.428 usage0405 0.469 usage0506 0.515 usage0607 0.519 usage0708 0.534 usage0809 0.692 original Caledonian Railway CR Cleland and Midcalder Line pregroup Caledonian Railway postgroup London Midland and Scottish Railway LMS years 1 May 1879 events Opened ref name butt32 Butt 1995 , page 32 ref Bellshill railway station is a train station railway station in the town of Bellshill , North Lanarkshire , Scotland . The station is managed by First ScotRail and served by Argyle Line and Shotts Line services. The station is adjacent to Bellshill Main Street, on Hamilton Road, and was opened by the Caledonian Railway as part of the Cleland and Midcalder Line on 1 May 1879. ref name butt32 West of the station, the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway crossed with a second station in the town to the north west. The line through the station was electrified as part of the 1974 West Coast Main Line project. ref name nock Nock 1974 ref File Bellshill ex Caledonian Railway Station 1787269 2ae1eed9.jpg thumb left Bellshill station in 1961 rail start rail line previous stnlnk Motherwell next stnlnk Uddingston route First ScotRail br p style background 77dd77 small Argyle Line small col FF80C0 rail line previous stnlnk Holytown next stnlnk Uddingston route First ScotRail br p style background ffe02b small Shotts Line br Mondays Saturdays only small col FF80C0 Historical Rail Insert rail line previous stnlnk Holytown br small Line and station open small next stnlnk Uddingston br small Line and station open small route Caledonian Railway br p style background Caledonian light small Cleland and Midcalder Line small col Caledonian colour S end References reflist Bibliography Butt Stations Jowett Atlas Jowett Nationalised ... more details
Infobox football biography name Cameron Buchanan image fullname height birth date Birth date 1928 7 31 df yes birth place Holytown , Scotland death date death date and age 2008 9 10 1928 7 31 df yes death place Kirkcaldy , Scotland position Striker Inside Forward years1 1942 1949 years2 1949 1955 years3 1955 1956 years4 1956 1957 clubs1 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers clubs2 A.F.C. Bournemouth Bournemouth clubs3 Montreal Ukrainia clubs4 Norwich City F.C. Norwich City caps1 caps2 83 caps3 caps4 3 goals1 goals2 19 goals3 goals4 0 Cameron Buchanan 31 July 1928 10 September 2008 was a Scotland Scottish professional Association football footballer . Buchanan became the youngest player to ever appear for Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers when he played in a wartime fixture against rivals West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion in September 1942, aged 14 years 57 days. He played 18 wartime games in total. He remained with the club as the Football League resumed after World War II in 1946 but never appeared in an official game for the club. He moved to A.F.C. Bournemouth Bournemouth in 1949, and over five seasons scored 18 goals in 83 games. He had a brief spell with Canadian side Montreal Ukrainia before returning to the UK with Norwich City F.C. Norwich City . He died on 10 September 2008, aged 80. He had been suffering from dementia. ref http www.expressandstar.com 2008 09 13 wolves star who played at 14 dies expressandstar.com ref References Reflist Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Buchanan, Cameron ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer DATE OF BIRTH 1928 07 31 PLACE OF BIRTH Holytown , Scotland DATE OF DEATH 2008 09 10 PLACE OF DEATH Kirkcaldy , Scotland DEFAULTSORT Buchanan, Cameron Category 1928 births Category 2008 deaths Category Scottish footballers Category Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Category A.F.C. Bournemouth players Category Norwich City F.C. players Category The Fo ... more details
those heading west on minor roads will generally do so through Holytown , Mossend and beyond. These roads ... on your position in Newarthill, are to be found at Carfin railway station Carfin and Holytown railway station Holytown rather confusingly, Carfin Station is geographically still located in the village of Newarthill and Holytown Station can be found in the village of New Stevenston . The Train ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Carfin An C rn Fionn in Scottish Gaelic Gaelic is a small village to the north east of Motherwell, North Lanarkshire Motherwell , Scotland on the road to Newarthill . Local facilities The closest secondary school is Taylor High School New Stevenston Taylor High School in nearby New Stevenston . Since this is a Roman Catholic school, the nearest Nondenominational Christianity Nondenominational secondary school is Brannock High School in Newarthill. Carfin has strong Irish Catholic links, this is present in Carfin Grotto a famous pilgrimage place, with extensive gardens and a visitors centre cafe.There are many places of worship in Carfin. A church hall is present and a small mosque for Muslims, which in 2006 was moved to a bigger Mosque near Mossend, Bellshill. A community church met in the community centre but due to an increase in attendance has moved to a larger community centre in Craigneuk , Wishaw . The outskirts of Carfin do offer some interest, with a private golf club rugby fields driving range complex situated between Carfin & Holytown . The Google Earth marker is on the SE corner of the BOC site at Dalziel Park rather than on the main area of Carfin. Carfin is also next door to the new settlement of Ravenscraig , currently under construction. The golf course, named after Sam Torrance Torrance Park , was funded by Rangers F.C. Rangers chairman David Murray Scottish businessman David Murray . Carfin was also spelled as caerfin. Transport Carfin railway station provides the hub for transport to Glasgow , with the local bus stops providing easy access to Motherwell and surrounding towns. These services do not operate on Sundays. It lies on the outskirts of Carfin Confusingly, the station is in a housing estate that is classed as being a part of nearby Newarthill . Climate The climate is temperate, agreeing with the temperate climate of northern Britain. Coord 55 48 N 3 57 W region GB type city display title North Lanarkshire Set ... more details
Infobox UK place country Scotland official name New Stevenston population 4108 os grid reference NS76157 map type Scotland area total km2 2.621 latitude 55.813258 longitude 3.9778286 unitary scotland North Lanarkshire lieutenancy scotland Lanarkshire constituency westminster Motherwell and Wishaw UK Parliament constituency constituency scottish parliament Uddingston and Bellshill Scottish Parliament constituency Uddingston and Bellshill br Central Scotland Scottish Parliament electoral region Central Scotland post town Motherwell, North Lanarkshire Motherwell postcode area ML postcode district ML1 dial code 01698 New Stevenston is a small village situated outside Motherwell, North Lanarkshire Motherwell in North Lanarkshire , Scotland . Schools The village is served by two primary schools St.Patrick s Primary School & New Stevenston Primary School which share a joint campus incorporating New Stevenston Library. Secondary education is provided at the denominational Taylor High School New Stevenston Taylor High School which is situated in the village and at the non denominational Brannock High School , Newarthill . Places of Worship St. John Bosco s R.C. Church New Stevenston Methodist Church Wrangholm Kirk Church of Scotland New Stevenston Assembly Hall Lanarkshire Mosque is also on the boundary between New Stevenston and Mossend. Services Shopping New Stevenston is well supplied with shops and services for a village its size. These include Co operative Store with ATM outside Lidl Londis New Stevenston Post Office New Stevenston Community Centre In addition there is also a Pharmacist, Butchers, Hairdressers, Florist, Cafe, Taxi Company and several Public Houses. Transport Links New Stevenston is served by Holytown railway station , offering services to Glasgow Central . The village is also accessible by the A723 road , leading to places such as Motherwell and the M8 motorway . NorthLanarkshire geo stub coord 55 48 54 N 3 58 34 W type city 1000 region GB display title ... more details
Milngavie via Stnlnk Holytown and Stnlnk Blantyre one train between Stnlnk Motherwell and Stnlnk Dalmuir ... 1 tph Motherwell Milngavie via Blantyre 1 tph Lanark Milngavie via Holytown and Blantyre 1 tph Motherwell ... via Blantyre 1 tph Lanark Milngavie via Holytown and Blantyre 1 tph Motherwell Dalmuir via Bellshill ... Main Line as far as Law Junction, diverging northwards there on the Holytown route as far as Wishaw .... Trains approaching Motherwell from Holytown or Coatbridge Central, cross the WCML to travel onto ... more details
via Hamilton and Holytown and via Bellshill and Shieldmuir , Coatbridge Central, and Larkhall. Service ... Hamilton. 1 tph from Milngavie to Lanark via Hamilton, Motherwell and Holytown. col 2 Westbound 1 tph ... via Holytown, Motherwell and Hamilton to Milngavie. col end Station facilities Cambuslang is completely ... more details
can depart towards Lanark going south via Shieldmuir, or initially north, via Holytown. Platform ... this and Platform 1 every half hour. Lanark departures from this platform travel via Holytown ... via Shieldmuir ScotRail br 1tph Lanark via Holytown ScotRail br 1tph Cumbernauld ScotRail br 2tph ... Express br small TransPennine North West small col FTPX colour rail line previous Stnlnk Holytown ... more details
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