Mossend and Holytown
Ward in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.823, -3.975 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 76 60 |
| Dialling code: | 01698 (Motherwell) |
The neighbouring communities of Mossend and Holytown lie in North Lanarkshire in the Central Belt of Scotland, close to Motherwell and Bellshill. Positioned with good rail and road links, the area sits between working industrial districts and commuter suburbs serving Glasgow and the surrounding towns.
Mossend has a long industrial history and still hosts significant rail freight facilities and industrial estates, while Holytown grew up as a 19th‑century mining village and retains a strong local community feel with churches, clubs and nearby green spaces. Like much of Lanarkshire, both places show traces of their heavy‑industry past alongside ongoing regeneration, a mix of housing and practical local amenities.
Postcode districts covering Mossend and Holytown
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 10.8 miles17.3 km
- Paisley 17.6 miles28.4 km
- East Kilbride 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Livingston 17.6 miles28.4 km
- Hamilton 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Cumbernauld 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Coatbridge 3.4 miles5.5 km
- Stirling 20.6 miles33.2 km
- Airdrie 3 miles4.9 km
- Falkirk 14.3 miles23 km
- Motherwell 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Rutherglen 9.1 miles14.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Holytown Place 0.5 miles0.7 km
- New Stevenston Place 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Newarthill Place 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Motherwell North Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Calderbank Place 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Bellshill Place 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Carfin Place 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Chapelhall Place 1.9 miles3 km
- Airdrie South Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Motherwell Place 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Motherwell West Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Coatbridge South Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Mossend and Holytown
ML1 4RH, ML1 4RD, ML1 4RZ, ML4 1QF, ML4 1QE, ML4 1PA, ML4 1QD, ML4 1QG, ML4 2RN … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Edinburgh Airport 24.9 miles40.1 km
- Holytown Railway Station 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Carfin Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
Hotels near Mossend and Holytown Ad
- Dakota Eurocentral 4 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Best Western Motherwell Centre Moorings Hotel 3 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Dalziel Park Hotel 3 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park 3 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Holiday Inn Express Hamilton 3 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Strathclyde 4 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Crossbasket Castle 5 6.4 miles10.3 km
- Alona Hotel 4 3 miles4.9 km
- Bentley Hotel 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Strathclyde Park M74, Jct 5 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
Schools in Mossend and Holytown
- Bellshill Academy Secondary
- Christ The King Primary Primary
- Holy Family Primary School Primary
- Holytown Primary School Primary
- Mossend Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Cliftonhill Stadium 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Fir Park Stadium 3 miles4.8 km
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Gartsherrie House Estate 4.2 miles6.7 km
- New Douglas Park Stadium 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 8.7 miles14.1 km
- Muirburn Estate 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Celtic Park Stadium 9.1 miles14.7 km
- The Lee Estate 10.1 miles16.3 km
- People's Palace Museum 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Hampden Park Stadium 10.7 miles17.3 km