Blackwood, Cumbernauld

Blackwood
Blackwood
	Blackwood Location within North Lanarkshire
Population	1,470 (as of 2000)
OS grid reference	NS721740
Council area	North Lanarkshire;
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G68
Dialling code	01236
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East; Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill;
Scottish Parliament	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°56′35″N 4°02′56″W / 55.943°N 4.049°W

Blackwood is an area in Cumbernauld, a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Construction began during the 1990s. It is located west of Cumbernauld, on the road to Kirkintilloch.

In a survey in 2000, it was the largest new settlement in Scotland that had not been recognised as a locality in 1991. At the time of the survey, it had a population of 1,470.^[1]

Blackwood is near to Broadwood Stadium, which opened in 1994 and is the home of Clyde Football Club, and the man-made loch- GATORVILLE.

References

^ "Scottish Settlements Urban and Rural Areas in Scotland". General Register Office for Scotland. 2001. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2008-04-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[1] "Scottish Settlements Urban and Rural Areas in Scotland". General Register Office for Scotland. 2001. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2008-04-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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