Wishaw

Wishaw
Town
Wishaw Main Street
Wishaw is located in North Lanarkshire
Wishaw
Wishaw
Location within North Lanarkshire
Population30,050 (2022)[2]
OS grid referenceNS795555
• Edinburgh31 mi (50 km)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWISHAW
Postcode districtML2
Dialling code01698
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°46′27″N 03°55′06″W / 55.77417°N 3.91833°W / 55.77417; -3.91833

Wishaw (/ˈwiʃɔː/ ; Scots: Wishae or Wisha /ˈwiʃi/ ; Scottish Gaelic: Camas Neachdain) is a large town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Glasgow city centre.[3]

The Burgh of Wishaw was formed in 1855 within Lanarkshire. It formed a joint large burgh with its neighbour Motherwell from 1920 until its dissolution when Scottish local authorities were restructured in 1975, and was then in Motherwell district within the Strathclyde region until 1996. The town is part of the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency. It has the postal code of ML2 and the dialling code 01698.

  1. ^ Scots Language Centre: Scottish Place Names in Scots
  2. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ "25-inch O.S. Map with zoom and Bing overlay". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 30 December 2017.