Shotts
Sign in to saveShotts is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located 16 miles (25 kilometres) from Glasgow and has a population of about 8,840. A local story has Shotts being named after the legendary giant highwayman Bertram de Shotts, though toponymists give the Anglo-Saxon ("steep slopes") as the real source of the name. Shotts is the home of the world famous Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band, 16-time winners of World Pipe Band Championships.
Key facts
- UK place.official_name
- Shotts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.static_image_name
- Shotts - Metal worker statue.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Metalworker statue in town centre.
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.post_town
- Shotts
- UK place.postcode_area
- ML
- UK place.postcode_district
- ML7
- UK place.dial_code
- 01501
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Airdrie and Shotts
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- North Lanarkshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Lanarkshire
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Airdrie and Shotts
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 8570
- Image
- Shotts - Metal worker statue.JPG
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- Industrial history
- Geography
- Churches
- Sport
- Football teams
- Notable footballers from Shotts
- HMP Shotts
- Transport
- Schools within Shotts
- Theatre
- Music
- Notable people
- References
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Shotts is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located 16 miles (25 kilometres) from Glasgow and has a population of about 8,840. A local story has Shotts being named after the legendary giant highwayman Bertram de Shotts, though toponymists give the Anglo-Saxon ("steep slopes") as the real source of the name. Shotts is the home of the world famous Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band, 16-time winners of World Pipe Band Championships.
==Industrial history==
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