Wishaw
Scots: pronounced "Wishae"
Wishaw shown within Scotland
Population	28,565 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	NS795555
Council area	North Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Constituent country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WISHAW
Postcode district	ML2
Dialling code	01698
Police	Strathclyde
Fire	Strathclyde
Ambulance	Scottish
Scottish Parliament	Motherwell and Wishaw Central Scotland
UK Parliament	Motherwell and Wishaw
European Parliament	Scotland
List of places: UK • Scotland

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For the village in England, see Wishaw, Warwickshire

Wishaw (Scots Wishae) is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles south-east of Glasgow. Wishaw is a small village in northern Warwickshire in the English midlands. ... Scots may refer to: people from Scotland (i. ... A sign in Linlithgow, Scotland. ... Location Geography Area Ranked 19th  - Total 470 km²  - % Water  ? Admin HQ Motherwell ISO 3166-2 GB-NLK ONS code 00QZ Demographics Population Ranked 4th  - Total (2006) 323,800  - Density 689 / km² Scottish Gaelic  - Total () {{{Scottish council Gaelic Speakers}}} Politics North Lanarkshire Council http://www. ... This article is about the country. ... The River Clyde opening out at Newark Castle, Port Glasgow past Clydeport Ocean Terminal, Greenock, to the Firth of Clyde on the left, and to the right past Ardmore Point to the Gare Loch. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ...

The main areas of Wishaw are: Cambusnethan, Coltness, Craigneuk, Gowkthrapple, Greenhead, Netherton, Pather and Waterloo. There are two adjoining villages, often included as part of the town for aministrative purposes: Overtown and Newmains. Cambusnethan is a large suburb on the eastern edge of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire in Scotland. ... Coltness is the largest suburb of the town of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Craigneuk is a suburb of Wishaw, Scotland. ... Gowkthrapple refers to different things: Angus Gowkthrapple, contemporary Scots poet. ... Greenhead may refer to: Greenhead College - a sixth form college in Huddersfield, UK Greenhead fly - a common pest of the Tabanidae family This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Pather is a small suburb of Wishaw and was initially built as a council estate. ... Waterloo is a small settlement in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ...

Wishaw has long lived in the shadow of its bigger and better known neighbour, Motherwell, with which it formed the joint large burgh in 1920, the Burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw, until its dissolution when Scottish local authorities were restructured in 1975. The Motherwell and Wishaw constituency is represented in the UK Parliament by Frank Roy MP. In the Scottish Parliament the constituency is represented by Ex-First Minister of Scotland Jack McConnell. , For the former parliamentary constituency, see Motherwell (UK Parliament constituency). ... In 1930, the Scottish burghs were split into two types, large burgh and small burghs. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 32 council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other things called Motherwell and Wishaw see Motherwell and Wishaw. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... Frank Roy (born on August 29, 1958 in Motherwell, Scotland) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... The First Minister of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: ; Scots: ) is, in practice, the political leader of Scotland, as head of Scotlands national devolved government, the Scottish Executive, which was established in 1999 along with the Scottish Parliament. ... Jack Wilson McConnell (born June 30, 1960 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a former First Minister of Scotland, leader of the Scottish Labour Party and current Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency. ...

The town is bounded to the north by Motherwell, to the south by Carluke, to the east by Shotts and to the west by Larkhall. High flats in Motherwell Brandon Parade, the main shopping street in Motherwell, on a typical Saturday Motherwell (Tobar na Màthar in Gaelic) is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. ... , The town of Carluke (Gaelic: Cathair MoLuaig) lies in the heart of the Scottish countryside in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 5. ... Shotts is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Larkhall is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland and is around 18 miles southeast of Glasgow. ...

History

The origin of the name is uncertain. One theory is that it derives from the Scots for "Wicket gate in the wood", and that it used to be called Wygateshaw. An alternative theory is that it was originally Viashaw, meaning way or road through the wood. Yet another theory is that the name derives from "Wee Shaw", meaning small wood. Scots may refer to: people from Scotland (i. ...

The town of Wishaw itself is not very old, but settlement in the area dates back to the 12th century with the establishment of a kirk dedicated to St. Nethan by a bend (Gaelic camus) in the Clyde. This became known as Cambusnethan, and was in use as a church until the Reformation. The site remains as a ruined burial ground, including an impressive mausoleum to Lord Belhaven, although the church is long gone. (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... Kirk can mean church in general or the Church of Scotland in particular. ... // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ... Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ... St. ... Lord Belhaven and Stenton is a Lordship in the Peerage of Scotland, which was created in 1647. ...

The village itself was laid out in 1794, named Cambusnethan, and later renamed Wishawtown. On September 4, 1855, the town was incorporated with the villages of Coltness and Stewarton to form the Burgh of Wishaw, with a population of approximately 5,000. 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Coltness is the largest suburb of the town of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Stewarton Viaduct. ... A sign in Linlithgow, Scotland. ...

In November 1996, the world's worst recorded outbreak of E.coli 0157 occurred in the town, in which 20 people died and around 200 were infected.[1] For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Binomial name Escherichia coli T. Escherich, 1885 Escherichia coli (usually abbreviated to E. coli) is one of the main species of bacteria that live in the lower intestines of warm-blooded animals (including birds and mammals) and are necessary for the proper digestion of food. ...

People

Main Street, Wishaw

Wishaw's contributors to Scottish culture (popular or otherwise) include: Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 451 × 599 pixels Full resolution (482 × 640 pixel, file size: 92 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Iain Thompson. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 451 × 599 pixels Full resolution (482 × 640 pixel, file size: 92 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Iain Thompson. ... This article is about the country. ...

• John Higgins, world snooker champion
• Stuart McMinn, politician
• Enrico Cocozza, underground film-maker
• John Cleland, motor racing champion
• The Jolt, 1970s pop group
• Freddy Bence and Harry Bence, musical directors and big-band leaders
• The Alexander Brothers, musicians and entertainers
• Gordon Reid, actor
• Marie McLaughlin, opera singer
• Joe Baker, footballer
• Alan Fisher, journalist
• Alex Wilson, footballer
• John Gibson Lockhart, biographer and novelist
• Thomas Winning, archbishop and cardinal
• Tommy Gemmell, footballer
• Michael Moore, politician

John Higgins (born May 18, 1975, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish professional snooker player. ... Enrico Cocozza (1921–1997), was a Scottish filmmaker who won many film awards during the 1940s and 1950s. ... John Cleland (born July 15, 1952 in Wishaw). ... The Jolt was a Scottish band formed in Glasgow in 1976. ... The Alexander Brothers are an easy-listening folk-music duo from Scotland, who have been performing since the 1950s. ... Gordon Reid (6 September 1939 – 26 November 2003) was a British actor. ... Marie McLaughlin is leading soprano most noted for her performances as Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro and Zerlina in Don Giovanni. ... Joe Baker (August 17, 1940 – October 6, 2003) was an English football player. ... Alan Fisher is a journalist, currently working as the London correspondent for Al Jazeera International. ... Alexander Wilson (October 29, 1908 – April 1971) was a Scottish footballer. ... John Gibson Lockhart (July 14, 1794 - November 25, 1854), Scottish writer and editor, was born in the manse of Cambusnethan in Lanarkshire, where his father, Dr John Lockhart, transferred in 1796 to Glasgow, was minister. ... Thomas Joseph Winning (born June 3, 1925; died June 17, 2001) was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow, Scotland (from 1974) and a Cardinal (from 1994). ... Thomas Gemmell was a Scottish footballer. ... This page is about the UK politician. ...

Transport

Wishaw is comprehensively served by the bus companies First, McKindless, Irvines, Stuarts and Coakley. Main destinations that can be reached by bus from the town are: First Glasgow is the largest bus operator in Glasgow, UK. It is part of First Group, a major bus and train operator based in Aberdeen, UK. It operates 118 services in Greater Glasgow and has over 1,000 buses. ... McKindless is a Scottish bus operator, providing a number of routes throughout Glasgow and Lanarkshire. ...

• Lanark
• Carluke
• Motherwell
• Hamilton
• Bellshill
• Glasgow
• Shotts
• Livingston

The town also has a railway station on the Lanark to Dalmuir line (Argyle Line). A half hourly service provided by First Scotrail connects Wishaw to places such as: This article describes the town in Scotland. ... , The town of Carluke (Gaelic: Cathair MoLuaig) lies in the heart of the Scottish countryside in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 5. ... High flats in Motherwell Brandon Parade, the main shopping street in Motherwell, on a typical Saturday Motherwell (Tobar na Màthar in Gaelic) is a large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, south east of Glasgow. ... Hamilton may refer to: // Duke of Hamilton, Chief of the name of Hamilton, and Heir general of Walter fitz Gilbert of Cadzow. ... St Andrews Church, Bellshill Bellshill is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, two miles north of Motherwell. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... Shotts is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... Livingston is a name shared by various towns and places: Livingston, Scotland, United Kingdom The Westminster constituency of Livingston and Scottish parliamentary constituency of Livingston. ... Wishaw railway station is a railway station in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... This article describes the town in Scotland. ... Dalmuir is a small town in Scotland. ... The Argyle Line is a suburban railway located in West Central Scotland. ... First ScotRail is the brand under which FirstGroup PLC runs its railway franchise to operate all domestic passenger services within Scotland, as well as the cross-border Caledonian Sleeper service to London. ...

• Motherwell
• Carluke
• Hamilton
• Cambuslang
• Bellshill
• Glasgow Central.

There is also has a twice daily service to Edinburgh Waverley. , For the former parliamentary constituency, see Motherwell (UK Parliament constituency). ... , The town of Carluke (Gaelic: Cathair MoLuaig) lies in the heart of the Scottish countryside in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, 5. ... , The county town of Lanarkshire, Hamilton is situated in west central Scotland and serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. ... Cambuslang (Scottish Gaelic: Camas Long) is a suburban town on the south-eastern outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland located within the local authority area of South Lanarkshire. ... St Andrews Church, Bellshill Bellshill is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, two miles north of Motherwell. ... Glasgow Central can refer to: the railway station Central Station, Glasgow a United Kingdom parliamentary constituency that was abolished in 1997 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Waverley railway station- the principal mainline station in Edinburgh viewed from Edinburgh Castle. ...

The West Coast Main Line passes through the town at 115mph, but no passenger service trains stop there, as the main Wishaw South station on the line closed over 40 years ago. The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ...

Wishaw is also on the A71, Edinburgh, Livingston and Kilmarnock road as well as the A73 which links the town with the Borders regions. Also following a campaign by local politicians, the area is now well signposted from the nearby M8 and M74 motorways, a move which was considered necessary as although the town is not considered a principal destination from either of these roads and therefore not included as standard on the signage, it is now the home to the main Hospital for an area stretching right down the M74 corridor almost to the English border 75 miles away. The A71 is a major road in Scotland linking Edinburgh with Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... , Livingston is the fourth post-war new town to be built in Scotland, designated in 1962. ... For the town in Virginia, USA, see Kilmarnock, Virginia. ... The A73 is a former trunk route that connects the M74 at Abington, Jct. ... Scottish Borders (often referred to locally as The Borders or The Borderland) is one of 35 local government unitary council areas of Scotland. ... Kingston Bridge M8 running alongside the Clyde This Stub in the Tradeston area, popularly known as the ski-ramp, is the abandoned interchange for the southern flank of the Glasgow Inner Ring Road For the highway connecting Moscow to Arkhangelsk, see M8 motorway (Russia). ... M74 near Larkhall. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ...

Shopping

Wishaw Countryside

The "Main Street" is the predominant shopping area in Wishaw. It is mainly made up of small independent retailers, although there are some major national stores such as WHSmith, Peacocks and Superdrug. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,600 × 1,200 pixels, file size: 723 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The countryside surrounding the town of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,600 × 1,200 pixels, file size: 723 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) The countryside surrounding the town of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire. ... This article is about the bookshop chain; for the businessman and politician of that name, see William Henry Smith. ... The Peacock Group plc is a UK value clothing retailer, the primary operations of the firm are branded Peacocks - including a network of 425 stores across the country. ... Superdrug on Oxford Street Superdrug is the UKs second largest health and beauty retail chain (behind Boots) and the sixth largest overall (behind Boots, Tesco, Sainsburys, ASDA and Morrisons). ...

There are also many supermarkets in the area, with a new small format Asda in the eastern suburb of Newmains opening in September 2007. A new Tesco Extra has also been opened adjacent to the railway station during November 2007. A 1993 built Morrisons (originally Safeway) exists on the eastern edge of the town centre and the original Safeway on Kirk Road, about 500m from the new store, is now a small market style mall and hosts various stalls and a cafe.


Wishaw also has the "Caledonian Centre", an out-of-town shopping complex in the northern suburb of Craigneuk consisting of other national store chains, such as Argos, Matalan and Homebase. This article is about the supermarket chain. ... For other uses, see September (disambiguation). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article refers to Tesco PLC - the international retailer headquartered in the UK, see also Tesco (Disambiguation). ... Wishaw railway station is a railway station in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Morrison. ... A Safeway supermarket in Camberwell, South East London, in 2003 Safeway was a chain of 479 supermarkets and convenience stores in the UK that is now part of Wm Morrison Supermarkets. ... Craigneuk is a suburb of Wishaw, Scotland. ... This article is about the city in Greece. ... Matalan is a discount clothing and homeware store in the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Homebase (disambiguation). ...

Sports and recreation

Leisure and Entertainments

The small modern cinema closed over five years ago and the site has been purchased by supermarket Aldi for a new supermarket development.  , short for ALbrecht DIscount, is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany and one of the largest retail chains worldwide. ...

There is a very large Mecca bingo hall in Kirk Road. Housie is a gambling game played in New Zealand, Australia and the UK, where it is called Bingo. ...

The local nightclub is called "Baker Street".The "Commercial Hotel" has also recently opened an over 30s nightclub. Pubs include Wishaw Malt, Caledonian Bar, Harvies, Girdwoods, Sherlocks, Cross Keys, The West End and The Yard.

Sports Facilities

Wishaw has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V. There are 471 King George V Playing Fields[1] in the United Kingdom, all part of an enormous memorial to King George V, each of which is an individual registered charity[2]. This is the page for North Lanarkshire Main article: King Georges Fields See also: List of King... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, which he created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ...

The towns municipal sports centre also includes two small swimming pools, badminton and martial arts facilities, and gymnastic equipment. A full length running track is also on site along with a full sized football pitch. There are also 5-aside astroturf pitches for football, and construction of a skatepark is planned. Skatepark in Davis, California. ...

Elsewhere, all-weather pitches and a children's play area behind Morrisons have been closed for a new shared campus primary school by St.Ignatius Primary and Wishaw Academy Primary. The local council has made no announcement on whether these facilities will be replaced.

The town previously had a full size swimming pool complete with a large spectator grandstand and full height diving facilities. This was closed during the late 90's to make way for a much smaller facility on the site of the towns Sports Centre. The reason given for this decision was the cost of maintaining such a facility for a town as small as Wishaw. Over the years it had played host to many regional swimming events and also benefited from being within walking distance of the two main secondary schools in the area as well as a host of primary schools. An Olympic size swimming pool is the type of pool used in the Olympic Games. ...

External links

• Census 2001 statistics for Wishaw
• History and Photographs of Wishaw Iron & Steel Works 1859 - 1930
• Website of the local Newspaper, the Wishaw Press