Coatbridge
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Coatbridge (, ) 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 Monklands (population approximately 90,000 including outlying settlements), often considered to be part of the Greater Glasgow urban area – although officially they have not been included in population figures since 2016 due to small gaps between the Monklands and Glasgow built-up areas.
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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 6 mapped points.
It is catalogued under topics including Coatbridge, Large burghs and Towns in North Lanarkshire.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Coatbridge
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.static_image_name
- CoatbridgeFountain1.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- The Fountain at Bank Street
- UK place.area_total_sq_mi
- 6.818
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NS730651
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.post_town
- COATBRIDGE
- UK place.postcode_area
- ML
- UK place.postcode_district
- ML5
- UK place.dial_code
- 01236
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Coatbridge and Bellshill
- UK place.london_distance
- SSE
- UK place.edinburgh_distance
- ENE
- UK place.scots_name
- Cotbrig or Coatbrig
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- North Lanarkshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Lanarkshire
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 43960
- Area
- 6.818
- Image
- Bank Street - geograph.org.uk - 3572536.jpg
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- OS grid reference
- NS730651
- Commons category
- Coatbridge
- postal code
- ML5
- P8168
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Early history: Bronze to Middle Ages
- Middle Ages to late 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th and 21st centuries
- Geography
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- Geology
- Climate
- Culture
- Literature, theatre and film
- Music
- Coatbridge and Ireland
- Coatbridge accent
- Sports
- Local government
- Wards
- Demography
- Economy
- Landmarks
- Transport
- Neighbourhoods
- Education
- Public services
- Notable people
- Coat of arms
- Twin towns
- References
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Coatbridge (, ) 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 Monklands (population approximately 90,000 including outlying settlements), often considered to be part of the Greater Glasgow urban area – although officially they have not been included in population figures since 2016 due to small gaps between the Monklands and Glasgow built-up areas.
In the last years of the 18th century, the area developed from a loose collection of hamlets into the town of Coatbridge. The town's development and growth have been intimately connected with the technological advances of the Industrial Revolution, and in particular with the hot blast process. Coatbridge was a major Scottish centre for iron works and coal mining during the 19th century and was then described as 'the industrial heartland of Scotland' and the 'Iron Burgh'.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Coatbridge” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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