This part of our web guide focuses on Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Motherwell is about fourteen miles south-east of Glasgow and adjacent to the town of Wishaw to the south-east. Other nearby communities include Carfin, Bellshill, Hamilton, Newarthill, Holytown, and Bothwell.
The River Clyde separates Motherwell from Hamilton to the west, while the South Calder Water divides it from Carfin to the north-east. Its connection to Wishaw forms a large urban area in North Lanarkshire.
A Roman road once ran along the Motherwell side of the River Clyde, with a fort and bathhouse near Bothwellhaugh, west of Motherwell. However, the Roman occupation of Scotland ended shortly after the fort was built. Motherwell's location in the Scottish Lowlands suggests early Briton inhabitation.
By the 19th century, Motherwell was a small hamlet near Jerviston House, home to a farming community of about six hundred people. By the mid-19th century, the community had grown to about 1,700 people and was centered on the crossroads between the road following the River Clyde and the road connecting Edinburgh with Hamilton.
The arrival of the railway in 1848 transformed the hamlet into an industrial hub. Around 1880, David Colville's iron and steel works employed a large number of people, and Motherwell's population had grown to 13,800 people and had been granted burgh status. During World War I, Britain's largest steelworks were in Motherwell, producing the steel plates for such iconic transatlantic liners as the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth.
In 1959, the Ravenscraig steelworks, also operated by the Colvilles, was producing more than a million tons of steel per year. Following the nationalisation of the steel industry, Motherwell blast furnaces produced three million tons per year. By the middle of the 1970s, Motherwell's steel industry employed more than 13,000 people.
Motherwell has a rich industrial heritage, known for producing munitions, trams, and bridge components. However, the steel strike of 1980 brought about a significant collapse of the steel industry in Motherwell, leading to the closure of several of the industry's local customers. By the end of the 1980s, Ravenscraig employed only 3,200 people, and it closed in June 1992. Today, the Dalzell Plate Mill represents all that is left of Motherwell's industrial heritage, rolling steel from Middlesborough into steel plates of various sizes.
The 21st century introduced a transformation into a service industry, helping to alleviate a couple of decades of significant unemployment.
Motherwell is the headquarters for the North Lanarkshire Council and of Police Scotland's "Q" division.
The North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre offers educational experiences for residents and visitors alike. Other places of interest include the Lady Well. Marked by a plaque on Ladywell Road, this is the site of the Lady Well, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and the town's namesake.
Situated along the River Clyde, Strathclyde Country Park covers four hundred hectares of beautiful countryside and is a popular family attraction in the central belt of Scotland. The park hosts various events throughout the year, including international rowing competitions, music festivals, and guided nature walks.
The Watersports Centre offers outdoor adventure playgrounds, bike hires, rowing, sailing, and other watersports.
Established in 1886, the Motherwell Football Club plays in the Scottish Premiership from its home ground at Fir Park Stadium. The club is fan-owned and actively contributes to the local community, attracting five to six thousand fans for home games.
Motherwell has several primary and secondary schools. Created through the merger of Cumbernauld College, Cumbernauld College, and Coatbridge College in 2013 and 2014, New College Lanarkshire is a further education institution enrolling about twenty-five thousand students. It has campuses in Broadwood, Coatbridge, Cumbernauld, Kirkintilloch, Motherwell, and Hamilton.
Governmental agencies, councils, or organisations in Motherwell are appropriate topics for this category, along with local businesses, industries, museums, libraries, art galleries, churches, schools, or other places of interest. Motherwell sports and recreation programmes, parks, entertainment venues, and events could also be listed here.
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Specialising in Italian or Italian-inspired cuisine, the restaurant is located along Brandon Street in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The address, a map showing its location, opening hours, telephone number, social media, and email address are posted on the website, including a phone number to be used for booking a table, and an online enquiry form. Its food and wine menus are published on its site, and information about gift vouchers is included.
https://www.daclaudio.co.uk/
The non-denominational secondary school is located in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Opened in 1896, the school utilizes a house system, with its current school houses being Barclay, Colville, and Greig. Its feeder schools include Glencairn Primary School, Knowetop Primary School, and Ladywell Primary School. Its history, school policies and handbook, and a staff list are posted on the site, along with its curriculum, faculties, and organisations.
https://www.dalzielhigh.org.uk/
The popular visitor attraction is located next to Strathclyde Park in Motherwell, Scotland. Its features include rides and attractions suitable for all age groups, a temperature-controlled tropical house called Amazonia with monkeys, parrots, snakes, frogs, butterflies, and other exotic creatures, a ten-pin bowling facility known as Cosmic Bowl, and a large indoor soft play area known as Krazy Congo. While the theme park operates from mid-March to October, some areas are open year-round.
https://scotlandsthemepark.com/
The Motherwell F.C. is a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. Founded in 1886 through the merger of the Glencairn FC and the Alpha FC, the club plays in the Scottish Premiership. Its squads (first team, development team, and women's team) are introduced, and upcoming matches are posted on the site, along with a profile and history of the club, its board, and club partners, ticket information, and an online store, along with contacts.
https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/
The North Lanarkshire Council is one of the thirty-two local authorities of Scotland. The council is based at Motherwell Civic Centre on Windmillhill Street in Motherwell. Its services, housing matters, benefits, recycling and bin collection dates, schools, planning and building concerns, roads, streetlights, and parking, parks, culture, jobs and training, social care, licences, permits, business, and investments are discussed, and council members are intorduced.
https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/
Our Lady's is a Roman Catholic secondary school for 11-18-year-old pupils in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Established in 1888, it is one of the oldest Roman Catholic secondary schools in Scotland. Originally a boy's school, girls were first enrolled in 1945. The school profile and history are posted, along with a school handbook, downloadable policy documents, a newsletter, resources for pupils and parents, an informational blog, and administrative contacts.
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/olhsmotherwell/
