Coatbridge
Place in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.86, -4.034 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 72 64 |
| Population: | 43,970 |
| Dialling code: | 01236 |
Coatbridge is a town in North Lanarkshire, in the central belt of Scotland, a few miles east of Glasgow. It occupies a low-lying industrial valley in the old Monklands area beside the Monkland Canal, and historically formed part of the wider River Clyde basin that powered central Scotland’s 19th‑century growth.
Once nicknamed the "Iron Burgh" for its dense concentration of coal mines, ironworks and foundries, Coatbridge has preserved that industrial past at the Summerlee Museum of Scottish Industrial Life while evolving into a mix of light industry, retail and commuter housing. The town also has a strong Irish immigrant heritage that shapes local culture and events, and today combines community networks, regeneration projects and decent transport links to Glasgow and nearby Airdrie.
Postcode districts covering Coatbridge
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 8.2 miles
- Paisley 15.3 miles
- East Kilbride 9.1 miles
- Livingston 19.4 miles
- Hamilton 6.2 miles
- Cumbernauld 6.4 miles
- Stirling 18.4 miles
- Airdrie 2.5 miles
- Falkirk 13.6 miles
- Motherwell 5.1 miles
- Rutherglen 7.3 miles
- Wishaw 7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Coatbridge North Ward 0.6 miles
- Coatbridge South Ward 0.8 miles
- Coatbridge West Ward 0.9 miles
- Bargeddie Place 1.5 miles
- Airdrie Central Ward 2 miles
- Viewpark Place 2.3 miles
- Glenmavis Place 2.5 miles
- Glenboig Place 2.5 miles
- Thorniewood Ward 2.5 miles
- Airdrie Place 2.5 miles
- Calderbank Place 2.8 miles
- Bellshill Place 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Coatbridge
ML5 2AA, ML5 3EG, ML5 5ST, ML5 2BF, ML5 3PY, ML5 2AN, ML5 5DT, ML5 2DN, ML5 2BG … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 15.5 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 26.4 miles
- Coatbridge Central Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Coatbridge Sunnyside Railway Station 0.6 miles
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Schools in Coatbridge
- Buchanan High Special
- Coatbridge High School Secondary
- Drumpark Primary School Special
- Greenhill Primary School Primary
- Kirkshaws Primary School Primary
- Langloan Primary School Primary
- Old Monkland Primary School Primary
- Pentland School Special
- Portland High School Special
- Riverbank Primary School Primary
- Shawhead Primary School Primary
- St Ambrose High School Secondary
- St Andrew's High School Secondary
- St Augustine's Primary School Primary
- St Bartholomew's Primary School Primary
- St Bernard's Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Primary School (Coatbridge) Primary
- St Monica's Primary School Primary
- St Patrick's Primary School (Coatbridge) Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Gartsherrie House Estate 0.8 miles
- Cliftonhill Stadium 0.9 miles
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 2.9 miles
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 5 miles
- New Douglas Park Stadium 5.4 miles
- Fir Park Stadium 5.9 miles
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 5.9 miles
- Celtic Park Stadium 6.7 miles
- People's Palace Museum 7.9 miles
- Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum 8.4 miles
- Buchanan Galleries Shopping centre 8.4 miles
- Citizens Theatre Theatre 8.5 miles