Newmains

Coordinates: 55°46′59″N 3°52′44″W / 55.783°N 3.879°W / 55.783; -3.879
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Newmains
The main roundabout in Newmains, showing the Town War Memorial and the Asda Superstore.
Newmains is located in North Lanarkshire
Newmains
Newmains
Location within North Lanarkshire
Population5,430 (mid-2020 est.)[1]
OS grid referenceNS820558
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWISHAW
Postcode districtML2
Dialling code01698
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55°46′59″N 3°52′44″W / 55.783°N 3.879°W / 55.783; -3.879

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 have a town centre in its own right.

History

The story of all the villages in the area surrounding Newmains and Wishaw is essentially the story of one of the most successful ventures into heavy industry in Scotland. Three iron works, the Omoa Ironworks, the Coltness Iron Company and the Shotts Iron Company comprise the earliest and perhaps the most important concentration of iron and steel manufacture in Scotland.[2]

The Coltness Iron Works was established in 1837 by industrialist,

James Steuart Denham enabling the fortuitous establishment of an iron works on a proven mineral field. As well as the 'blackband' ironstone, there were considerable coal seams to be explored which would provide the fuel necessary to feed the furnaces.[4]

Transport problems were solved in 1841 with a rail link to

Portland Cement manufacture.[5]

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

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.

Services

Newmains has a public library and Newmains Health Centre with pharmacy, doctors[7][8] and children's dentistry.[9] Newmains also seen the opening of a community centre "NCT centre" which is now home to the library, meeting rooms, cafe, large function hall and home to groups such as a youth club and a toddler group

Transport

Public Transport

Buses are the only form of public transport in Newmains. Services by First Glasgow (266,X11), JMB Travel(56) and Stuart's (365,367), provide bus routes to Wishaw, Shotts, Motherwell, Hamilton, 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

Carlisle
is 7 miles (11 km) west.

Rail

The Coltness branch[10] 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 (two) primary schools:

  • Newmains Primary and Nursery[11]
  • St Brigid's Primary[12]
  • Morningside Primary
  • Newmains & St Brigid's Community Hub (Newmains Primary and Nursery + St Brigid's Primary)

Football

Newmains has a football club, Newmains Hammers which accommodates various boys club age groups and has two amateur clubs founded in the Summer of 2017 (One Saturday morning team and one Sunday team). Newmains United Community Football Club play in the Central Division Two[13] 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

  • Dr
    FRSE DSO OBE (1879-1956), gas warfare expert, served as GP to Newmains from 1903[14]
  • Andrew Wilson - Scottish international footballer, who made over 250 appearances for Chelsea and managed Walsall.
  • Dr I Allan Brownlie - chemist who simplified the process and cost of fertiliser production, which was patented in 28 countries.[15]
  • Lewis Macleod - Footballer for Rangers and Brentford.
  • Tom Sharp - Former footballer for Brentford.
  • Freddie Glidden - footballer (Heart of Midlothian).
  • communist
    politician, was a resident of Newmains between 1873 and 1902.

The Scottish bantamweight boxer James Murray has a statue of him in Newmains. [16]

Location grid


References

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ISBN 9781840330700
    .
  3. ^ Carvel, John L. (1948). The Coltness Iron Company. Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable Ltd. p. 11.
  4. ^ Carvel, John L. (1948). The Coltness Iron Company. Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable Ltd. pp. 12–13.
  5. ^ Carvel, John L. (1948). The Coltness Iron Company. Edinburgh: T. and A. Constable Ltd. pp. 2, 3, 4.
  6. ^ "Asda store locator". Retrieved 24 April 2009..
  7. ^ "Drs Dear, Begg and Robertson". Retrieved 24 April 2009. [dead link].
  8. ^ "Dr Majumdar and McGurk". Retrieved 24 April 2009. [dead link].
  9. ^ "Dental Clinic". Retrieved 24 April 2009. [dead link].
  10. ^ "Wishaw and Coltness Railway". Retrieved 24 April 2009..
  11. ^ "Newmains Primary and Nursery". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2009..
  12. ^ "St Brigid's Primary". Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 24 April 2009..
  13. ^ "Newmains United Community Football Club". Retrieved 24 April 2009..
  14. ISBN 0 902 198 84 X. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  15. ^ "World famous chemist Dr I Allan Brownlie". Retrieved 24 April 2009..
  16. ^ Wikipedia

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