Newmains

Coordinates: 55°46′55″N 3°52′59″W / 55.78181°N 3.88303°W / 55.78181; -3.88303

Newmains
Newmains  Newmains shown within North Lanarkshire
Population	5,329 [1] (2001 Census)
OS grid reference	NS820558
Council area	North Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WISHAW
Postcode district	ML2
Dialling code	01698
Police	Strathclyde
Fire	Strathclyde
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Motherwell and Wishaw
Scottish Parliament	Airdrie and Shotts Central Scotland
List of places: UK • Scotland •

Newmains is a village and former mining community on the eastern edge of Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, 18 miles (29 km) south-east of Glasgow. Although it is considered by the local authority to be a "town centre" in its own right, it is often considered to be a part of Wishaw for administrative purposes.

Industry

Newmains was initially built by Lord Belhaven in the 19th century to house the workers of his nearby Coltness Ironworks. Built as a "dry" town, his clean-cut, sober workers were known as some of the most productive in the Glasgow Iron and Steel Company.^[2] The village had a bus depot of the McKindless Group until February 2010. An open-cast coal mine is located at nearby Morningside. The Coltness works survived until very recently as a railway sleeper manufacturing facility for Tarmac, but were demolished in 2004.

Shopping

In October 2007, a new 24 hour Asda^[3] superstore opened in the town. This is the first major supermarket chain to open a store in the town, although for many years the area has been served by SPAR which closed down in the summer of 2010 and Scotmid. The main shopping areas, Manse Road and Main Street, has some shops but not as many as nearby Wishaw or Motherwell. It is now home to only a few local merchants like the butcher shops Howieson of Newmains and D&H Brunton, and John Smith Hairdressers.

Services

Newmains has a public library and Newmains Health Centre with pharmacy, doctors^[4][5] and children's dentistry.^[6]

Transport

Public Transport

Buses are the only form of public transport in Newmains. Services by First Glasgow, Coakley and Stuart's, provide bus routes to Wishaw, Motherwell, Hamilton, Blantyre and Glasgow.

Roads

The town is located on the junction of the A71 and the A73, which provide road links to most parts of Scotland. The M8 motorway with access to Glasgow and Edinburgh is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of the village. And the M74 motorway with access to Glasgow and Carlisle is 7 miles (11 km) west.

Rail

The Coltness branch^[7] from the West Coast Main Line at Garriongill terminates near the village, but is used only for the transport of coal from the nearby open cast mining facility.

Education

Primary Schools

Newmains is served by three primary schools:

• Newmains Primary and Nursery^[8]
• St Brigid's Primary^[9]
• Morningside Primary

Football

Newmains United Community Football Club play in the Central Division Two^[10] of the Scottish Junior Football Association. Formed in 2006 their home ground is at Victoria Park, Overtown Road, Newmains. It has a capacity of 2,300. History tells about several teams playing in Newmains, such as: Newmains Thistle, Newmains Shamrock, Newmains Rovers, Newmains, Newmains Victoria, Newmains Juniors. With Newmains Thistle becoming the first ever Junior League champions in 1891-92.

Notable people

• Andrew Nesbit Wilson was a Scottish international footballer.
• World-famous chemist Dr I Allan Brownlie^[11] simplified the process and cost of fertiliser production, which was patented in 28 countries.
• Vigo Thieves are a local band formed in 2008

Location grid

See also

• Murder of Zoe Nelson

References

1. ^ "Scotland's Census Results Online". http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=newmains&mainLevel=Locality. Retrieved 2009-05-03. .
2. ^ "Living in Lanarkshire". http://www.lanarkshire.com/index.php?id=39&node_id=1.2.2. Retrieved 2009-04-24. .
3. ^ "Asda store locator". http://www.asda.co.uk/corp/storelocator_frameset/storelocator_frameset.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-24. .
4. ^ "Drs Dear, Begg and Robertson". http://nhslanarkshireservicefinder.live.stormid.com/Text/ServiceDetails/102d23a7-9dc6-46ab-9058-9bad00d268d0?searchInput=newmains&ServiceTypes=General%20Practitioner&MaxDistance=Not%20Set&page=0&count=120&itemsPerPage=5. Retrieved 2009-04-24. ^{[dead link]}.
5. ^ "Dr Majumdar and McGurk". http://nhslanarkshireservicefinder.live.stormid.com/Text/ServiceDetails/d26e2949-5345-40bf-83ee-9bad00d268d2?searchInput=newmains&ServiceTypes=General%20Practitioner&MaxDistance=Not%20Set&page=0&count=120&itemsPerPage=5. Retrieved 2009-04-24. ^{[dead link]}.
6. ^ "Dental Clinic". http://nhslanarkshireservicefinder.live.stormid.com/Text/ServiceDetails/003e4d30-81f9-430e-82be-9bad00d26ea7?searchInput=Newmains&ServiceTypes=Dentist&MaxDistance=Not%20Set&page=0&count=123&itemsPerPage=5. Retrieved 2009-04-24. ^{[dead link]}.
7. ^ "Wishaw and Coltness Railway". http://www.railbrit.co.uk/Wishaw_and_Coltness_Railway/frame.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-24. .
8. ^ "Newmains Primary and Nursery". http://www.northlan.gov.uk/education+and+learning/schools/primary/newmains+primary+and+nursery.html. Retrieved 2009-04-24. ^{[dead link]}.
9. ^ "St Brigid's Primary". http://www.northlan.gov.uk/education+and+learning/schools/primary/st+brigids+primary.html. Retrieved 2009-04-24. ^{[dead link]}.
10. ^ "Newmains United Community Football Club". http://www.newmainsunited.com/. Retrieved 2009-04-24. .
11. ^ "World famous chemist Dr I Allan Brownlie". http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/features/Worldfamous-chemist-Dr-I-Allan.4967585.jp. Retrieved 2009-04-24. .

External links

• North Lanarkshire Council
• NHS Lanarkshire