Is Coatbridge a rough area?
Coatbridge isn’t that bad, plenty of green space and parks in and around the area. Great transport links to Glasgow and Edinburgh and not far from the m74 to go south. I live about 6 miles away from there and like all towns it has good and bad areas. Plenty of leisure facilities and clubs for all ages.
What is Coatbridge famous for?
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’. Coatbridge also had a notorious reputation for air pollution and the worst excesses of industry.
Is Coatbridge deprived?
Coatbridge locality has the highest levels of postcode areas in the most deprived 15% of data zones across Scotland (39.3%) than any of the other localities in North Lanarkshire (average 23.4%).
What does ML stand for in postcode?
Motherwell
ML postcode area
Motherwell | |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Postcode area | ML |
Postcode area name | Motherwell |
Post towns | 12 |
What does EH mean postcode?
Edinburgh postcode
The EH postcode area, also known as the Edinburgh postcode area, is a group of 54 postcode districts for post towns: Armadale, Balerno, Bathgate, Bo’ness, Bonnyrigg, Broxburn, Currie, Dalkeith, Dunbar, East Linton, Edinburgh, Gorebridge, Gullane, Haddington, Heriot, Humbie, Innerleithen, Juniper Green, Kirkliston.
What does coats Coatbridge mean?
Coatbridge owes its name to a bridge that carried the old Edinburgh-Glasgow road over the Gartsherrie Burn, at what is now Coatbridge Cross. This first appears on Roy ‘s survey of 1755 as Cottbrig, one of a number of places on the wider Coats estate.
What is the topography of Coatbridge like?
Lochend Loch (locally known as Drumpellier Loch) and Woodend Loch are situated on the north-west edge of Coatbridge. The topography of Coatbridge was an important feature in the town’s development during the industrial revolution. Coatbridge rests 60 metres below the ” Slamannan plateau” and neighbouring Airdrie sits on its edge.
Where is co-Coatbridge?
Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire which has a strong industrial history and lies 9 miles east of Glasgow.
What is the Coatbridge local government like?
Coatbridge is represented by three tiers of elected government. North Lanarkshire Council, the unitary local authority for Coatbridge, is based at Motherwell, and is the executive, deliberative and legislative body responsible for local governance.