infobox UK place country Scotland official name Uddingston gaelic name Baile Udain scots name Uddinstoun population 5000 os grid reference NS696603 map type Image Uddingston Scotland Location .png 185px ... constituency westminster Lanark and Hamilton East constituency scottish parliament Uddingston and Bellshill Scottish Parliament constituency Uddingston and Bellshill post town Glasgow postcode district G71 7 postcode area G dial code 01698 static image static image caption Uddingston lang sco ... side of the River Clyde , about seven miles south east of Glasgow . Uddingston acts as a dormitory suburb for the city. Geography and Boundaries Uddingston is a suburb of Glasgow, seven miles to the south ... Glasgow and separates Uddingston, along with some woodland, from Blantyre, South Lanarkshire Blantyre ... settlement to Uddingston is the village of Bothwell , two miles to the east. The village of Uddingston ... and which form a continuous conurbation with Uddingston, claim affiliation with Uddingston and are generally thought to be synonymous with the village or as districts of Uddingston. As a result, the population of this larger manifestation of Uddingston is approximately 25,000 residents. Greater Uddingston shares a boundary with the nearby town of Bellshill three miles separate the town centres ..., South Lanarkshire Hamilton . Facilities Uddingston is home to Tunnock s factory, famed for its caramel ... the closure of its pit in the 1930s. Uddingston has a police station, three supermarkets, traditional main street shops, restaurants, pubs and a Uddingston railway station rail station . It also ... title Uddingston Hockey Club accessdate 27 March 2010 ref Cricket Club, Uddingston ..., Thorniewood United. Uddingston railway station runs two regular hourly services on the Argyle Line ... 16 minutes journey time from Uddingston on the Argyle line and one or two stops dependent .... Uddingston is served by three buses, two operated by First and one by Coakley. The First 255 and 240 ... more details
Rugby team teamname Uddingston RFC image imagesize 50px union Scottish Rugby Union location Uddingston ... flagicon Scotland Gordon Burns league West Regional Leagues Rugby Union West Division One Uddingston Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team, based in Uddingston , South Lanarkshire , Scotland . The Club plays its home matches at Bothwell Castle Policies in Uddingston. Season 2010 11 sees the Club ... clubs when the newly formed Uddingston Rugby Club played their first competitive fixture at Birkenshaw Park against Bearsden 2nd XV. The result, a 21 8 victory for Uddingston, known as the Villagers , put ..., GT Neilson, Uddingston were quick to establish themselves on the fixture lists of some of the country s well respected clubs. By their second season Uddingston were regular opponents for the second ... side for Uddingston and normal service was quickly resumed. The mid to late 1920s were possibly the most .... With quality right across the park Uddingston supplied the backbone of the Junior District ... World War . Uddingston s British Lion Laurie Duff P. Laurie Duff was to go on to become Uddingston ... 1959 1960 a solid team had been established and on 12 March 1960 Uddingston took on Dalziel RFC Dalziel ... in 1962 against Hamilton. With Hamilton leading 6 0 at half time Uddingston stepped up several gears ... result considering that West only fielded 2 of their internationalists. 1973 saw Uddingston granted ... Uddingston had been relegated to Division 2 of the Glasgow District league. By 1981 Uddingston .... Recent times On Sunday the 1st of September 1985 Uddingston celebrated the opening of their new pitch at Bothwell Castle Policies with a fixture between an Uddingston President s XV, which included Scottish Internationalist John Beattie rugby union John Beattie , ably supported by Uddingston s Billy ... their stay in the National Leagues was again short lived and by 1986 Uddingston were back playing ... index.html title Uddingston Rugby Club Website publisher Uddingston Rugby Club accessdate ... more details
refimprove date August 2009 File UddingstonMap1923.jpg thumb right Map of Uddingston in 1923, showing the location of the school by Uddingston station. File Uddingston Grammar School Ties.jpg thumb Ties worn at Uddingston Grammar Junior, Senior, and the Prefect Tie Uddingston Grammar School is the only high school in Uddingston , South Lanarkshire , Scotland . Its motto is Virtute Crescam which means may I grow in moral excellence The school was opened in August 1885. ref cite book url http books.google.co.uk books?id EDyCAAAAIAAJ&q 22Uddingston Grammar School 22&dq 22Uddingston Grammar School 22&as brr 0&client firefox a title The County of Lanark last Thomson first George publisher Glasgow Collins pages 285 accessdate 2009 08 11 ref It was located by Uddingston railway station. In 2009 Uddingston Grammar moved to a new school building which was built on the old school playing fields, after a number of objections to the suitability of the site. It has been planned that the old Uddingston Grammar building will be turned into flats and work commenced during July 2010 by the developer Barratt Homes. In 2009 the new Head Teacher of Uddingston Grammar re introduced school blazers as part of the school uniform for first, fifth and sixth year. However, in year 2010 2011 all pupils S1 S6 are required to wear blazers. References reflist coord 55.82303 N 4.08657 W type edu region GB display title Category Secondary schools in South Lanarkshire Scotland school stub ... more details
Other uses Uddingston railway station Uddingston East railway station Infobox UK disused station name Uddingston West image name locale Uddingston borough South Lanarkshire latitude 55.8276 longitude 4.0866 platforms 2 original Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway pregroup North British Railway postgroup London and North Eastern Railway LNER years 1883 events Opened as Uddingston ref name Butt237 Butt 1995 , page 237 ref years1 1 January 1917 events1 Closed ref name Butt237 years2 2 June 1919 events2 Re opened ref name Butt237 years3 4 July 1955 events3 Closed ref name Butt237 Uddingston West railway station served the town of Uddingston in South Lanarkshire on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway between Shettleston and Hamilton. History Uddingston West was opened in 1883 ref name Butt237 on of the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway . ref name RAILSCOT GBH&CR RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway ref It was closed as a wartime economy measure between 1917 and 1919. ref name Butt237 Uddingston West was closed on 4 July 1955. ref name Butt237 The line closed to freight traffic on 4 October 1964. ref name RAILSCOT GBH&CR Services Historical Rail Start rail line previous Stnlnk Maryville next Stnlnk Uddingston East route North British Railway br small p style background NBR light Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway small col NBR colour s end References Notes reflist Sources Butt Stations Jowett Atlas cite web url http www.railbrit.co.uk Glasgow Bothwell Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway frame.htm title RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway accessdate 4 September 2011 Category Former North British Railway stations Category Railway stations opened in 1883 Category Railway stations closed in 1917 Category Railway stations opened in 1919 Category Railway stations closed in 1955 Scotland railstation stub ... more details
Other uses Uddingston railway station Uddingston West railway station Infobox UK disused station name Uddingston East image name locale Uddingston borough South Lanarkshire latitude 55.8220 longitude 4.0763 platforms 2 original Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway pregroup North British Railway postgroup London and North Eastern Railway LNER years 1 April 1878 events Opened as Uddingston ref name Butt236 Butt 1995 , page 236 ref years1 1 January 1917 events1 Closed ref name Butt236 years2 2 June 1919 events2 Re opened ref name Butt236 years3 28 February 1953 events3 Renamed as Uddingston East ref name Butt236 ref name Butt237 Butt 1995 , page 237 ref years4 4 July 1955 events4 Closed ref name Butt237 Uddingston East railway station served the town of Uddingston in South Lanarkshire on the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway between Shettleston and Hamilton. History Uddingston was opened on 1 April 1878 ref name Butt236 on of the Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway . ref name RAILSCOT GBH&CR RAILSCOT on Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway ref It was closed as a wartime economy measure between 1917 and 1919. ref name Butt236 Following nationalisation the station was renamed as Uddingston East to avoid confusion with the nearby Clydesdale Junction Railway station of the same name on 28 February 1953. ref name Butt237 Uddingston East was closed two years later on 4 July 1955. ref name Butt237 The line closed to freight traffic on 4 October 1964. ref name RAILSCOT GBH&CR Services Historical Rail Start rail line previous Stnlnk Uddingston West next Stnlnk Bothwell route North British Railway br small p style background NBR light Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway small col NBR colour s end References Notes reflist Sources Butt Stations Jowett Atlas cite web url http www.railbrit.co.uk Glasgow Bothwell ... title Uddingston stations on navigible OS Map accessdate 14 November 2011 Category Former North British ... more details
Other uses Uddingston East railway station Uddingston West railway station Infobox UK station name Uddingston code UDD image name Uddingston railway station in 2008.jpg caption manager First ScotRail locale Uddingston borough South Lanarkshire pte Strathclyde Partnership for Transport SPT latitude 55.8235 longitude 4.0867 platforms 2 usage0405 0.533 usage0506 0.581 usage0607 0.616 usage0708 0.647 original Clydesdale Junction Railway pregroup Caledonian Railway postgroup London Midland and Scottish Railway LMS years 1 June 1849 events Opened as Uddingston ref name Butt236 Butt 1995 , page 236 ref years1 3 March 1952 events1 Renamed as Uddingston Central ref name Butt236 ref name Butt237 Butt 1995 , page 237 ref years2 1962? events2 Renamed as Uddingston ref name Butt236 ref name Butt237 Uddingston railway station serves the town of Uddingston , South Lanarkshire . The station is located on the Argyle Line and Shotts Line . Passenger services are provided by First ScotRail ScotRail . History The station was opened as Uddingston by the Clydesdale Junction Railway on 1 June 1849. ref name Butt236 Following nationalisation of the UK railway network in 1948, the station was renamed Uddingston Central to avoid confusion with the nearby Glasgow, Bothwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge Railway station also of the same name, renamed Stnlnk Uddingston East the following year, only to close in 1955. ref name Butt237 At some time prior to, fact date October 2011 or during, electrification of the Cathcart Circle Lines and the Clydesdale Junction Railway from Newton Lanark railway station Newton to Stnlnk Motherwell the station name reverted to Uddingston . Overview The main entrance is located on Station Road. Passengers travel through the Ticket Office and the Coffee Stop to Platform 1 Glasgow bound trains . Platform 2 Motherwell Edinburgh bound trains and the car park are accessible by a footbridge ... by First ScotRail Category Article Feedback 5 Scotland railstation stub nl Station Uddingston ... more details
Scottish Parliament constituency infobox Name Uddingston and Bellshill Type burgh Map Image Uddingston and Bellshill Scottish Parliament constituency .svg 150px Region Central Scotland Region map File Central Scotland 2011 Scottish Parliament electoral region .svg 150px Year 2011 Created from Hamilton North and Bellshill Scottish Parliament constituency Hamilton North and Bellshill MSP Michael McMahon Scottish politician Michael McMahon Party Scottish Labour Party Labour Council North Lanarkshire Uddingston and Bellshill is a Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions constituency of the Scottish Parliament Scottish Parliament Building Holyrood . It will elect one Member of the Scottish Parliament Member of the Scottish Parliament MSP by the First past the post plurality first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of ten constituencies in the Central Scotland Scottish Parliament region Central Scotland Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions electoral region , which elects seven additional member system additional members , in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. For the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, Hamilton North and Bellshill Scottish Parliament constituency Hamilton North and Bellshill , and Hamilton South Scottish Parliament constituency Hamilton South constituencies ... constituency Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse and Uddingston and Bellshill will be fought on the new ..., the constituency of Uddingston and Bellshill will be fought for the first time. It is created from the electoral wards below In full Thorniewood, Bellshill , Mossend and Holytown, Bothwell and Uddingston ... Uddingston and Bellshill ref http www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk CHttpHandler.ashx?id 5793&p 0 Statement ... Uddingston And Bellshill Scottish Parliament Constituency Category Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011 de Uddingston and Bellshill ... more details
Tannochside is an area of Uddingston and is located approximately convert 8 mi south east of Glasgow , Scotland , UK . Although considered part of Uddingston, it lies within a separate local authority area. Tannochside is contained within the boundaries of North Lanarkshire council whereas the original village of Uddingston is in South Lanarkshire . Tannochside is located in between the Birkenshaw, North Lanarkshire Birkenshaw and Viewpark areas of Uddingston. Tannochside is part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. It is often debated as to where the borders lie between Tannochside and other nearby areas of Uddingston such as Viewpark and Birkenshaw. One suggested border is Aitkenhead Road, a main road which splits housing areas adjacent to Scotmid and a local water tower. Education Tannochside primary school is actually located in the west side of Viewpark and the local high school is Uddingston Grammar near Uddingston Main Street, though many pupils attend Aitkenhead primary school, St. John The Baptist Primary School in Uddingston as well as Holy Cross High School in Hamilton and Cardinal Newman High School in Bellshill. Tannochside Primary has a website. http www.tannochside.n lanark.sch.uk Transport Several bus routes pass through Tannochside, the most frequent of which are the 240 First Bus service, which operates between Buchanan Bus Station in Glasgow city centre and Coltness near Wishaw , and the 241 Coakley service of a fairly identical route. The closest railway station is Uddingston station located in the west side of Uddingston Main Street. The A8 dual carriageway M8 motorway Scotland M8 motorway is located approximately two miles to the north. Local amenities A small shopping complex is located on the west side of Tannochside with a supermarket, take aways, chemist, dentist and other outlets. Nearby Uddingston main street also has a range of retail outlets and services. The Glasgow East Showcase Cinema Complex is situated just 2 miles north of Tannochside ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Birkenshaw is a village in North Lanarkshire , Scotland , to the east of Glasgow , and in proximity to Uddingston , Tannochside and Viewpark. Birkenshaw is largely a housing estate, but is more widely known for the Birkenshaw trading estate, popular with couples on weekends for its range of DIY, electrical and furniture stores. Birkenshaw is considered as part of Uddingston and is contained within the Greater Glasgow conurbation. Coord 55 50 06 N 4 05 16 W type landmark region GB display title Category Villages in North Lanarkshire Glasgow geo stub ... more details
Coord 55.807 4.100 display title region GB scale 10000 Refimprove date January 2010 Flemington was a small mining community on the outskirts of Uddingston . It existed from the early 1900s until the late 1930s and was located next to the mainline railway line, just off the road that links Blantyre, South Lanarkshire Blantyre to Uddingston, near Bothwell Castle . Once the mining ceased the village, like many others, ceased to exist and all that remains are the foundations of the pit houses. External links cite web url http www.scottishmining.co.uk 235.html title Cambuslang Scottish Mining Website publisher www.scottishmining.co.uk accessdate 2010 01 24 Category Villages in South Lanarkshire Flemington SouthLanarkshire geo stub ... more details
Birkenshaw may refer to Birkenshaw, North Lanarkshire near Uddingston Birkenshaw, South Lanarkshire near Larkhall Birkenshaw, West Yorkshire geodis Short pages monitor This long comment was added to the page to prevent it being listed on Special Shortpages. It and the accompanying monitoring template were generated via Template Longcomment. Please do not remove the monitor template without removing the comment as well. ... 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
National Cycle Route 74 runs from Carlisle, Cumbria Carlisle to Uddingston . Route Carlisle to Douglas This section of route is complete and mainly follows the old A74 road, some sections of which have been downgraded from dual carriageway to single carriageway with parallel cycle track. It runs from Carlisle, Cumbria to Douglas, South Lanarkshire Douglas via Abington, South Lanarkshire Abington . Douglas to Larkhall This section of the route is still under development. It will run from Douglas, South Lanarkshire to Larkhall via Lesmahagow . Larkhall to Uddingston Most of this section of the route has been opened. It runs from Larkhall to Hamilton, South Lanarkshire Hamilton before joining NCR 75 in Uddingston , South Lanarkshire just south of Glasgow . The route is being developed by http www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk South Lanarkshire Council , however no information is currently available on their website. The Avon Walkway, between Chatelherault Country Park and Strathclyde Country Park , was upgraded to form part of this route. Between Uddingston and Bothwell the route runs along various paths formed on the alignment of an old railway line. The route then crosses the David Livingstone Memorial Footbridge to Blantyre. Between Bothwell Bridge and Strathclyde Country Park the route runs on the upgraded footway of Bothwell Road in Hamilton. It will run between Chatelherault Country Park and Larkhall by widening and upgrading the footway of Carlisle Road A72 and B7078 to cycleway status. The latter was proposed as a cheaper option preferred in place of developing a route through the Avon Gorge within Chatelherault Country Park itself. External links http www.sustrans.org.uk what we do national cycle network route numbering system 96 Sustrans NCR 74 Overview map of route. http www.sustransconnect2.org.uk schemes project detail.php?id 104 Sustrans Connect2 in Hamilton Currently under development, probably part of NCR 74 but a bit unclear. List of National Cycle Network routes ... more details
Infobox football biography name Wallace Rea image caption fullname birth date birth date 1935 8 21 df y birth place Uddingston , Scotland death date death year and age 1998 1935 df y death place height position Midfielder Winger Right winger youthyears1 youthclubs1 years1 clubs1 Royal Albert F.C. Royal Albert caps1 goals1 years2 1954 1956 clubs2 Third Lanark A.C. Third Lanark caps2 19 goals2 2 years3 1956 1958 clubs3 Motherwell F.C. Motherwell caps3 14 goals3 3 years4 1958 1960 clubs4 Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City caps4 11 goals4 2 totalcaps 44 totalgoals 7 Wallace Rea 21 August 1935 1998 was a Scotland Scottish professional association football footballer who played as a Midfielder Winger right winger . Career Born in Uddingston , Rea played for Royal Albert F.C. Royal Albert , Third Lanark A.C. Third Lanark , Motherwell F.C. Motherwell and Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City . ref cite web url http www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com player4 wallacerea.htm title Profile publisher Post War English & Scottish Football League A Z Player s Database ref References Reflist Persondata NAME Rea, Wallace ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish footballer DATE OF BIRTH 21 August 1935 PLACE OF BIRTH Uddingston , Scotland DATE OF DEATH 1998 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Rea, Wallace Category 1935 births Category 1998 deaths Category Scottish footballers Category Royal Albert F.C. players Category Third Lanark A.C. players Category Motherwell F.C. players Category Bradford City A.F.C. players Category Scottish Football League players Category The Football League players Scotland footy bio stub ... more details
Infobox football biography playername Phillip McCloy image caption fullname dateofbirth April 1896 cityofbirth Uddingston countryofbirth Scotland dateofdeath death year and age 1972 1896 cityofdeath countryofdeath height currentclub position Defender football Defender youthyears1 youthclubs1 years1 1918&ndash 1925 clubs1 Ayr United F.C. Ayr United caps1 248 goals1 8 years2 1918&ndash 1919 clubs2 Clyde F.C. Clyde loan caps2 1 goals2 0 years3 1925&ndash 1930 clubs3 Manchester City F.C. Manchester City caps3 147 goals3 years4 1930&ndash 1931 clubs4 Chester City F.C. Chester City caps4 goals4 years5 1931&ndash 1933 clubs5 Cork City Football Club Cork City caps5 goals5 years6 1933 clubs6 Stade Rennais F.C. Rennes caps6 goals6 years7 1933&ndash clubs7 Workington A.F.C. Workington caps7 goals7 years8 clubs8 Kidderminster Harriers F.C. Kidderminster Harriers caps8 goals8 nationalyears1 1924&ndash 1925 nationalteam1 Scotland national football team Scotland nationalcaps1 2 nationalgoals1 0 manageryears1 1933 managerclubs1 Stade Rennais F.C. Rennes Phillip McCloy born in April 1896 in Uddingston &ndash died 1972 was a Scotland Scottish association football player who played as a defender football full back . McCloy won two caps for Scotland national football team Scotland while with Ayr United F.C. Ayr United . He then played 157 times for Manchester City F.C. Manchester City between 1925 and 1929. External links SFA Profile id 113355 name Phillip McCloy http www.londonhearts.com scotland players philipmccloy.html London Hearts profile Stade Rennais FC managers Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Maccloy, Phillip ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish footballer DATE OF BIRTH 1896 PLACE OF BIRTH Uddingston , Scotland DATE OF DEATH 1972 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Maccloy, Phillip Category 1896 births Category 1972 deaths Category People from Uddingston Category Association football defenders Category Scotland international footballers Category Scottish Foo ... more details
about the Scottish footballer the English footballer John Higgins footballer born 1932 John Higgins 7 January 1933 &ndash 1994 was a Scotland Scottish association football footballer , who played for Celtic F.C. Celtic in the 1950s. References Reflist Sources http www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com player4 johnhiggins.htm John Higgins , Neil Brown Persondata NAME Higgins, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish footballer DATE OF BIRTH 7 January 1933 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1994 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Higgins, John Category 1933 births Category 1994 deaths Category People from Uddingston Category Association football wingers Category Scottish footballers Category Celtic F.C. players Category Scottish Football League players ... more details
Clydesdale Junction Railway The Clydesdale Junction Railway was a railway company in Scotland that was formed to run trains between Rutherglen and Motherwell, North Lanarkshire . History Expand section date June 2008 It received its Royal Assent on 31 July 1845. ref name awdry Awdry ref The engineers for the line were Joseph Locke and John Edward Errington , while the contractor was Thomas Brassey in partnership with William Mackenzie and Robert Stephenson . ref name helps Helps 1872 , page 107 ref It was however absorbed by the Caledonian Railway , by an Act of Parliament on 18 August 1846, prior to the commencement of services between Rutherglen and Motherwell on 1 June 1849. ref name awdry Services on the section between Newton and Hamilton commenced on 5 September 1849. ref name awdry Connections to other lines Polloc and Govan Railway at Rutherglen Rutherglen and Coatbridge Railway between Rutherglen and Cambuslang Glasgow Central Railway at Newton Lanarkshire and Ayrshire Railway at Newton Hamilton Branch Caledonian Hamilton Branch of the Caledonian Railway at Newton Cleland and Midcalder Line at Uddingston Coalburn Branch of the Caledonian Railway at Motherwell Caledonian Railway Main Line Motherwell Deviation Line of the Caledonian Railway at Motherwell Wishaw and Coltness Railway at Motherwell Current operations This line is still in use as part of the Argyle Line . West Coast Main Line West Coast and East Coast Main Line services also use this line, as do the Shotts Line services between Rutherglen and Uddingston. References Notes references Sources Awdry RailCo Butt Stations Helps Brassey Jowett Atlas Nock Caledonian http www.railscot.co.uk Clydesdale Junction Railway frame.htm RAILSCOT on the Clydesdale Junction Railway Historical Scottish railway companies Use dmy dates date January 2011 Category Caledonian Railway Category Pre grouping British railway companies Category Early Scottish railway companies Category Railway companies established in 1845 Cat ... 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
Peter Laurence Laurie Duff 12 November 1912 6 November 2002 was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played for nrut Scotland and the British and Irish Lions British Lions . ref name Bath1 Bath, p118 ref ref name Lions cite web url http www.lionsrugby.com 6012.php?player 18119&includeref dynamic title Laurie Duff publisher lionsrugby.com accessdate 22 April 2012 ref He also played for Glasgow Academicals , ref name Bath1 and Uddingston RFC . He was selected fot the 1938 British Lions tour to South Africa playing in two of the Test matches against South Africa national rugby union team South Africa , scoring a try in both. ref name Bath1 ref name Lions Notes reflist References Bath, Richard ed. The Scotland Rugby Miscellany Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1905326246 Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby Polygon, Edinburgh ISBN 0 904919 84 6 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Duff, Laurie ALTERNATIVE NAMES Peter Laurence Duff SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish rugby union player DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Duff, Laurie Category Scottish rugby union players Category Scotland international rugby union players Category British and Irish Lions rugby union players from Scotland Category Glasgow Academicals rugby union players Category Uddingston RFC players Category 1912 births Category 2002 deaths Scotland rugbyunion bio stub fr Laurie Duff ... more details
Railway between Rutherglen railway station Rutherglen and Uddingston railway station Uddingston CR Cleland and Midcalder Line between Uddingston railway station Uddingston and Kirknewton railway station ... times Uddingston railway station Uddingston Bellshill railway station Bellshill connections to Motherwell ... follows the electrified West Coast Main Line as far as Uddingston Junction where it branches off to the east ... more details
Unreferenced date June 2011 Jimmy Johnstone Lord of the Wing is a 2004 documentary narrated by Scotland Scottish comedian Billy Connolly , on the career of Jimmy Johnstone Jimmy Jinky Johnstone , a Celtic F.C. Celtic FC and Scottish Football soccer footballer in the 1960s and 70s and voted Celtic s greatest ever player by the fans of the club. The Lord of the Wing Johnstone is so well loved by Celtic fans that two memorial bronze statue tributes to the legendary player have been erected in his honour, one outside Celtic Parkhead stadium and the other in the year 2011 in a memorial garden of remembrance on a site at his former school close to his home, where he grew up on the Uddingston Old Edinburgh Road, Viewpark, Uddingston . The garden was opened by Jimmy Johnstone s wife, family and some of the surviving members of the Lisbon Lions Lisbon Lions team. The bronze life size statue created by sculptor John McKenna sculptor John McKenna from Ayrshire was paid for by money raised by the Jimmy Jinky Johnstone memorial statue fund and the memorial garden from kind donations from the public and the business world. A plaque on the statue reads Jinky the Gretest ever Celt . File Jimmy Johnstone statue by John McKenna sculptor.jpg thumb left 300px Jimmy Johnstone bronze statue at Viewpark, Uddingston Lord of the Wing film The biographical film includes footage from many of Johnstone s footballing highlights, as well as many tributes from the worlds of football and entertainment. The film culminates with Jimmy joining Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill from Simple Minds to record a cover of the Ewan MacColl classic, Dirty Old Town , which was later released as a charity single, to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association . External links http www.jimmyjohnstone.com default.asp Jimmy Johnstone Official website http www.acftv.com more.asp?id 307 Producer s website http www.jimmyjohnstone.com filmclips presentation.asp?presentation.id 2 Trailer for Lord of the Wing IMDb ... 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
Other people2 John Doyle disambiguation Infobox football biography image fullname John Doyle dateofbirth birth date 1951 5 11 df y cityofbirth Uddingston countryofbirth Scotland dateofdeath death date and age 1981 10 19 1951 5 11 df y cityofdeath Kilmarnock countryofdeath Scotland height position Winger sports Winger youthyears1 youthclubs1 Viewpark years1 1970 1976 years2 1976 1981 clubs1 Ayr United F.C. Ayr United clubs2 Celtic F.C. Celtic caps1 155 goals1 24 caps2 118 goals2 14 nationalyears1 1975 nationalteam1 Scotland national football team Scotland nationalcaps1 1 nationalgoals1 0 Johnny Doyle 11 May 1951 19 October 1981 was a Scotland Scottish football soccer footballer who played as a Midfielder Winger winger . Born in Uddingston , Lanarkshire , Doyle started his senior career with Ayr United F.C. Ayr United , whom he joined from juvenile side Viewpark in 1970. He made his first and only appearance for the Scotland national football team Scottish national team in December 1975 in a 1&ndash 1 draw with Romania national football team Romania . ref http www.scottishfa.co.uk match details.cfm?matchid 57585 Match Details , Scottish Football Association . ref Four months later, Doyle was transferred to Celtic F.C. Celtic . He won two Scottish football champions league titles and one Scottish Cup during his time with the Glasgow club. Doyle died in 1981, at the age of 30, when he was electric shock electrocuted while working on his new Kilmarnock home. ref http thescotsman.scotsman.com spl Blinded by tears and the.4094173.jp Blinded by tears and the shock of departure , The Scotsman , 17 May 2008. ref He was commemorated in song by Irish band Charlie and The Bhoys . Notes reflist External links SFA Profile id 113770 http www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com player johnnydoyle.htm Newcastle Fans profile Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Doyle, Johnny ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish footballer DATE OF BIRTH 11 May 1951 PLACE OF BIRTH Uddings ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2010 Image UddingstonMap1923.jpg thumb right Map of Uddingston and Viewpark in 1923 Viewpark is a small urban development north east of Uddingston in North Lanarkshire , Scotland . Viewpark is adjacent to Tannochside , and is convert 2 km west of Bellshill . Viewpark is often considered a district of Uddingston despite falling under the jurisdiction of a separate local authority. Viewpark was originally built to house miners and was erected quickly When date February 2011 . The older houses were originally called the Electric scheme . Viewpark then grew steadily to support housing demand in the area which was thriving with Industry at the time with companies such as the Mining and the Caterpillar Tractor Co opening its doors in 1959 creating a boom in the population of the area which is known as Viewpark today. 1956 and the main thoroughfare in Viewpark, Laburnum Road, often referred to as The Burma Road , in reference to its length, was well underway in its construction. That same year, the local council set up what has now become http www.sites.google.com site burnheadbowlingclub home Burnhead Bowling Club , along with an adjacent tennis court. A new church was built, Burnhead Parish Church, on Laburnum Road, opposite its junction with Burnhead Street. The demolition of the miners homes, referred to as The Miners Rows, in Tannochside, which released land for the erection of the Caterpillar Tractor Co. led to an influx of displaced families into the Viewpark area. However, no one was complaining, gone was the hole in the wall bed , and in its place, a brand new home, with separate bedrooms, kitchen areas, and indoor bathing and toilet facilities. A modern wonder indeed A similar fate befell the Miners Rows at Cockhill, located due east of Laburnum Road. That land has now been utilised as a football field, with a shopping area on the north side of Old Edinburgh Road. Kerrs Farm at Cockhill, also disappeared, and that land, which extended between ... more details
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