Airdrie
Place in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.867, -3.97 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 76 65 |
| Population: | 37,130 |
| Dialling code: | 01236 (Coatbridge) |
Airdrie is a former industrial market town in North Lanarkshire, about 12 miles east of Glasgow in central Scotland. Its name comes from Gaelic, often interpreted as “high pasture”, and the town grew on the Monkland plain during the 18th and 19th centuries around coal, iron and textile industries, with remnants of Victorian architecture and canal-era features such as the Monkland Canal.
Today Airdrie retains a strong local identity: community groups, sporting ties through the local football club and regular civic events contribute to a lively social scene, while modern retail and housing and ongoing regeneration reflect a shift from heavy industry to services and commuting - rail and road links also make travel to Glasgow and Edinburgh straightforward.
Postcode districts covering Airdrie
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 10.7 miles
- Paisley 17.8 miles
- East Kilbride 11.3 miles
- Livingston 16.9 miles
- Hamilton 7.4 miles
- Cumbernauld 5.9 miles
- Dunfermline 24.6 miles
- Coatbridge 2.5 miles
- Stirling 17.6 miles
- Falkirk 11.7 miles
- Motherwell 5.3 miles
- Rutherglen 9.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Airdrie Central Ward 0.6 miles
- Airdrie South Ward 1.2 miles
- Calderbank Place 1.6 miles
- Glenmavis Place 1.7 miles
- Chapelhall Place 1.7 miles
- Plains Place 1.9 miles
- Coatbridge South Ward 2.3 miles
- Coatbridge Place 2.5 miles
- Coatbridge North Ward 2.6 miles
- Holytown Place 2.8 miles
- Mossend and Holytown Ward 3 miles
- Airdrie North Ward 3 miles
Example postcodes in Airdrie
ML6 0HY, ML6 9LX, ML6 6LG, ML6 7GQ, ML6 6AH, ML6 9HQ, ML6 9DL, ML6 6JE, ML6 8DP … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 18 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 23.8 miles
- Airdrie Railway Station 0.5 miles
- Drumgelloch Railway Station 0.6 miles
Hotels near Airdrie Ad
- Dakota Eurocentral 4 2.2 miles
- Mondo Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Strathclyde 4 3.4 miles
- Best Western Motherwell Centre Moorings Hotel 3 5.5 miles
- Dalziel Park Hotel 3 4.8 miles
- Crossbasket Castle 5 8.3 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park 3 6.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Hamilton 3 6.7 miles
- Alona Hotel 4 5.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Strathclyde Park M74, Jct 5 3 5.5 miles
Schools in Airdrie
- Airdrie Academy Secondary
- All Saints Primary School Primary
- Caldervale High School Secondary
- Chapelside Primary School Primary
- Clarkston Primary School Primary
- Golfhill Primary School Primary
- Hilltop Primary School Primary
- Mavisbank School Special
- Rochsolloch Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Primary School (Airdrie) Primary
- St Dominic's Primary School Primary
- St Edward's Primary School Primary
- St Margaret's High School Secondary
- St Serf's Primary School Primary
- Tollbrae Primary School Primary
- Victoria Primary School Primary
- Willowbank School Special
Local points of interest
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 0.6 miles
- Cliftonhill Stadium 1.7 miles
- Gartsherrie House Estate 3.1 miles
- Fir Park Stadium 6 miles
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 6 miles
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 6.3 miles
- New Douglas Park Stadium 6.8 miles
- Celtic Park Stadium 9.2 miles
- Kilsyth Hills Mountains 10.2 miles
- People's Palace Museum 10.4 miles
- Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum 10.8 miles
- Buchanan Galleries Shopping centre 10.9 miles