Coatbridge
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 52 ′ N , 4 ° 2 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 43,841 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | COATBRIDGE | ||
| ZIP code section | ML5 | ||
| prefix | 01236 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | North Lanarkshire | ||
| British Parliament | Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Coatbridge and Chryston | ||
Coatbridge is a Scottish town in North Lanarkshire near Glasgow . The city of 43,841 inhabitants is the center of the Scottish iron industry.
Because of the immigration of many Irish in the 19th and 20th centuries, Coatbridge is also known as Little Ireland .
Some sections of the Monkland Canal are still preserved in Coatbridge.
sons and daughters of the town
- Laurentia McLachlan (1866–1953), Scottish Benedictine and abbess
- Mark Millar (* 1969), British comic book writer
- Ryan Dalziel (* 1982), British racing driver
- Tony Watt (* 1993), Scottish football player
Individual evidence
Web links
Commons : Coatbridge - collection of images, videos and audio files
