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Encyclopedia > Bargeddie

Located north east of the junction of the M73 and M8 motorways, Bargeddie is a small town of North Lanarkshire. Situated 2 miles (3 km) west of Coatbridge town centre, Bargeddie grew, along with neighbouring Cuilhill and Drumpark in association with the mining of coal. In the late 1940s a major housing estate was created to accommodate an influx of inhabitants from Glasgow and the surrounding areas. Lanarkshire (Siorrachd Lannraig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ... Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, just east of Glasgow. ... The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine This article is about mineral extraction. ... Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (strip mining). ... Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ...


A popular resident of the town, Stephen Knox (AKA. Knoxy attending St Ambrose High), popular with the ladies because of his launch into stardom which includes a cameo appearance in the teenage hit-movies 'American Pie : Band Camp' in which he plays a foreign exchange student. A recent interview from his grandmother 'Ms.Knox' exclaimed 'I'm so proud of him, I wish he could return from Hollywood once in awhile, just for a cuppa tea...' Hes currently dating, actress Mischa Barton but rumours spreading that their relationship is on the rocks after Mischa returning to film the 3rd season of hit t.v show the OC American Pie is the title of several works: American Pie (song) American Pie (album) American Pie (movie series) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... ... Barton poses for a promotional photo for the third season of The O.C. Mischa Anne Barton (born January 24, 1986) is a British-born American actress. ... The O.C. ( stands for Orange County) is an American television drama/soap opera program broadcast on the Fox Network. ...


grid reference NS701641 The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...


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Monklands Online - Story of Bargeddie (508 words)
By 1817 Forrest discovered that Bargeddie House was in the hands of Mr Wark who had replaced the runrig pattern with a modern large field pattern.
Coals from Bargeddie and Langmuir were transported by rail to the Monkland Canal at Cuilhill Gullet for onward shipment to Glasgow.
The population of Bargeddie in 1981 was 2,624.
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