- Upperton
:"See also
Upperton, Oxfordshire ,England andUpperton, West Sussex ,England ."Upperton is a village inNorth Lanarkshire ,Scotland , nearAirdrie andCumbernauld , about 20 miles (30 kilometres) fromGlasgow , formerly a part the neighbouring village ofLongriggend .Until recently it was a site of a large
remand camp, which is now closed, and was inhabited mainly by theprison service workers. After the camp's closure it was settled by new inhabitants and the new name was given to eliminate associations with the camp.Wind Farm
The construction of a 9 turbine
wind farm is currently underway on the outskirts of the town near Longriggend. At present, 2 wind turbines have been erected.Transportation
Upperton has a bus connection with Airdrie,
Coatbridge andFalkirk .
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