Cumbernauld

Cumbernauld Scottish Gaelic Comar nan Allt
Impression from the Sacred Heart Church in Cumbernauld
Coordinates	55 ° 57 ′  N , 3 ° 59 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 57 ′  N , 3 ° 59 ′  W
Cumbernauld
Residents	52,270 2011 census
administration
Post town	GLASGOW
ZIP code section	G67
prefix	01236
Part of the country	Scotland
Council area	North Lanarkshire
British Parliament	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Scottish Parliament	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

Cumbernauld is a planned town in North Lanarkshire , Scotland , founded in 1956 when Glasgow was suffering from overpopulation. Its population in 2011 was 52,270. This makes it the eighth largest city in Scotland.

Surname

The name Cumbernauld comes from the Gaelic “comar nan allt”, which means “between the waters”. In fact, the place is between the Clyde and Forth rivers .

Worth seeing

Well-known architects such as the offices of Gillespie, Kidd & Coia and Geoffrey Copcutt were involved in the planning of buildings. Among other things, the following should be mentioned:

• Sacred Heart Church
• Cumbernauld College
• Our Lady's High School
• Kildrum Primary
• Cumbernauld Town Center
• Cumbernauld House

Parks

Cumbernauld House Park and Cumbernauld Glen are widely regarded as relaxing green spaces in the middle of the busy city center. Indigenous animal and plant species such as badgers, woodpeckers and meadows full of bluebells can also be found here. The park is the North Lanarkshire Council , together with the friends of the park managed (Friends of Cumbernauld House Park). Cumbernauld Glen is considered a wildlife reserve and is managed and maintained by the Scottish Wildlife Trust.

Town twinning

Cumbernauld is through a twinning connected to Bron in France.

Web links

Commons : Cumbernauld  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• About the history of the place

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2011 census
2. ↑ Welcome to Cumbernauld House Park ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.