Carfin
Place in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.802, -3.952 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 77 58 |
| Population: | 2,510 |
| Dialling code: | 01698 (Motherwell) |
Carfin is a small village in North Lanarkshire on the edge of the industrial towns around Motherwell, with good rail links to Glasgow and Edinburgh. It sits in the Central Belt of Scotland and functions largely as a residential and commuter community while retaining the compact feel of a former pit village.
Its most notable feature is the Carfin Grotto, a well‑known Catholic shrine and landscaped devotional site, modelled on Lourdes, that draws pilgrims and local events. Historically tied to coal mining and Lanarkshire industry, the village has seen economic change since the mid 20th century and today combines local shops, community activity and ongoing regeneration efforts with a strong local identity.
Postcode districts covering Carfin
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 12 miles
- Paisley 18.7 miles
- East Kilbride 9.7 miles
- Livingston 17.2 miles
- Hamilton 4.5 miles
- Cumbernauld 10.4 miles
- Coatbridge 5.1 miles
- Stirling 22 miles
- Airdrie 4.5 miles
- Falkirk 15.2 miles
- Motherwell 1.5 miles
- Rutherglen 10 miles
Neighbouring places
- Motherwell North Ward 0.5 miles
- New Stevenston Place 1.2 miles
- Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig Ward 1.2 miles
- Newarthill Place 1.2 miles
- Motherwell Place 1.5 miles
- Mossend and Holytown Ward 1.7 miles
- Cleland Place 1.7 miles
- Holytown Place 1.8 miles
- Wishaw Place 1.9 miles
- Murdostoun Ward 2.1 miles
- Motherwell West Ward 2.2 miles
- Bellshill Place 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Carfin
ML1 5GZ, ML1 1AE, ML1 4BF, ML1 4EG, ML1 1AJ, ML1 5LD, ML1 4DX, ML1 4ZH, ML1 4WU … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 19.3 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 24.7 miles
- Carfin Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Holytown Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels near Carfin Ad
- The Raven’s Cliff Lodge by Marston's Inns 4 0.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Hamilton 3 3.5 miles
- Dakota Eurocentral 4 2.6 miles
- Bentley Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- Best Western Motherwell Centre Moorings Hotel 3 2 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park 3 4 miles
- The Commercial Hotel 2 miles
- Alona Hotel 4 3.5 miles
- Premier Inn Glasgow - Motherwell 3 2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Strathclyde Park M74, Jct 5 3 3.8 miles
Schools in Carfin
- Our Lady & St Francis Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Fir Park Stadium 1.8 miles
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 3.9 miles
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 4 miles
- New Douglas Park Stadium 4.3 miles
- Cliftonhill Stadium 4.6 miles
- Gartsherrie House Estate 5.9 miles
- Muirburn Estate 7.7 miles
- The Lee Estate 8.4 miles
- Stonebyres Estate 10.1 miles
- Celtic Park Stadium 10.3 miles
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles
- People's Palace Museum 11.6 miles