Bellshill
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 49 ′ N , 4 ° 1 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 20,634 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | BELLSHILL | ||
| ZIP code section | ML4 | ||
| prefix | 01698 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | North Lanarkshire | ||
| British Parliament | Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Uddingston and Bellshill | ||
Bellshill is a place in North Lanarkshire , Scotland , which is in the suburbs of Glasgow , two miles north of Motherwell . Bellshill had 20,634 inhabitants in 2011.
The earliest evidence of settlement in the Bellshill area is a place called Belmill , which was recorded on a map by Timothy Pont in 1654. The place consisted of a row of houses owned by a Mr. Bell who owned a stone mine south of it. When the mine closed, the site also disappeared and a settlement appeared nearby called Crossgates . Around 1810 the place took the name Bellshill and continued to grow. Nearby towns such as Black Moss and Sykehead were incorporated.
In the middle of the 19th century, large deposits of coal and iron were discovered nearby, and several mines were established. The rapid growth also brought emigrants from outside to Bellshill, in some cases even from Lithuania . Numerous train stations sprang up in the vicinity, such as in Mossend, Fallside and Bell Cross.
A hospital was built in the 1870s. During the First World War , the hospital specialized in infectious diseases.
According to a report by the Halifax Building Society , Bellshill was the place in the UK in the first quarter of 2005 where house prices rose the most, by 46%.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town:
- William Chalmers (1907–1980), football player and coach
- Mike Denness (1940-2013), cricketer
- Billy McNeill , MBE (1940-2019), soccer player and coach
- John Clark (born 1941), football player
- Robin Cook (1946-2005), Politician and Secretary of State (1999-2001)
- John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan (born 1947), politician and chairman of Celtic Glasgow
- Sheena Easton (born 1959), singer
- Ally McCoist (born 1962), soccer player
- Brian McClair (born 1963), soccer player and soccer coach
- Paul McGuigan (born 1963), film director
- Tom McKean (born 1963), track and field athlete (800 meter run)
- Karen Whitefield (* 1970), politician
- Frank McCarthy (* 1971), radio DJ
- Phil O'Donnell (1972-2007), football player
- Catherine Stihler (* 1973), MEP
- Michael Spencer (* 1975), composer and music teacher
- Scott Harrison (born 1977), featherweight boxer
- Lee McCulloch (born 1978), soccer player
- Rhonda Jones (born 1979), soccer player
- Alex Neil (* 1981), soccer player and coach
- David Clarkson (born 1985), football player
- Steven Smith (born 1985), football player
- Paul McGowan (born 1987), football player
- Nicky Clark (born 1991), soccer player
- Stephen O'Donnell (born 1992), football player
- Kirsty Gilmour (* 1993), badminton player
- Chris Cadden (born 1996), soccer player
