Motherwell

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Motherwell
Scottish Gaelic Tobar na Màthar
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Coordinates 55 ° 47 ′  N , 4 ° 0 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 47 ′  N , 4 ° 0 ′  W
Motherwell (Scotland)
Motherwell
Motherwell
Residents 31,906 2011 census
administration
Post town MOTHERWELL
ZIP code section ML1
prefix 01698
Part of the country Scotland
Council area North Lanarkshire
British Parliament Motherwell and Wishaw
Scottish Parliament Motherwell and Wishaw

Motherwell ( Gaelic Tobar na Màthar ) is a town in Scotland with 31,906 inhabitants (2011). It is located in North Lanarkshire, southeast of Glasgow . Motherwell used to be the main steel production site in Scotland, which earned Motherwell the nickname “Steelopolis”. In the 1980s and 1990s, however, steel production gradually collapsed, something Motherwell has not yet been able to fully recover from. The city now has one of the highest unemployment rates in Scotland.

Motherwell is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Motherwell . Episcopal Church is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Good Aid .

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  1. 2011 census
  2. ^ The Scottish Government - Existing Engagement between Scotland and Germany