Bellshill
Sign in to saveBellshill (pronounced "Bells hill") is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, southeast of Glasgow city centre and west of Edinburgh. Other nearby localities are Motherwell to the south, Hamilton to the southwest, Viewpark to the west, Holytown to the east and Coatbridge to the north.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.type
- Town
- UK place.official_name
- Bellshill
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Cnoc a' Chluig
- UK place.scots_name
- Bellshull
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NS730575
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- North Lanarkshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Lanarkshire
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill and Motherwell and Wishaw
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Uddingston and Bellshill
- UK place.post_town
- BELLSHILL
- UK place.postcode_district
- ML4
- UK place.postcode_area
- ML
- UK place.dial_code
- 01698
- UK place.edinburgh_distance
- ENE
- UK place.london_distance
- SSE
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- History
- Early and establishment
- Economic expansion
- Population increase
- Contemporary history
- Education
- Demography
- Religion
- Transport
- Culture
- Music and entertainment
- Sport
- Notable people
- Sportspeople
- Bands from Bellshill
- References
- External links
Bellshill (pronounced "Bells hill") is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, southeast of Glasgow city centre and west of Edinburgh. Other nearby localities are Motherwell to the south, Hamilton to the southwest, Viewpark to the west, Holytown to the east and Coatbridge to the north.
The town of Bellshill (including the villages of Orbiston and Mossend) has a population of about 20,650. From 1996 to 2016, it was considered to be part of the Greater Glasgow metropolitan area. Since then it has been counted as part of a continuous suburban settlement anchored by Motherwell, with a total population of around 125,000.