Holytown

Holytown
Holytown is located in North Lanarkshire
Holytown
Holytown
Location within North Lanarkshire
Area5.35 km2 (2.07 sq mi) [1]
Population5,100 (2022)[2]
• Density953/km2 (2,470/sq mi)
OS grid referenceNS766606
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMotherwell
Postcode districtML1 4
Dialling code01698
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
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55°49′22″N 3°58′12″W / 55.82288°N 3.97013°W / 55.82288; -3.97013

Holytown (Scots: 'Holy-Town' - Holytown, Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Chuilinn)[3] is a village situated to the east of Bellshill and north of Motherwell in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Most local amenities are shared with the adjacent villages of Carfin, Newarthill and New Stevenston which have a combined population of around 20,000 across the four localities.

  1. ^ Holytown (2018 estimate), City Population
  2. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine