Plains
Place in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.882, -3.93 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 79 67 |
| Population: | 2,740 |
| Dialling code: | 01236 (Coatbridge) |
Plains is a small village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, sitting in the Central Belt within easy commuting distance of Airdrie, Coatbridge and Glasgow. It grew up largely as a 19th–20th century industrial and mining community, so the local landscape mixes residential streets with reminders of former coal workings and other light industry, while still being close to patches of open countryside.
Today Plains is largely a residential settlement with local shops, a primary school and community groups, and many residents travel to nearby towns and the city for work. The village has a quiet, close‑knit feel and a local identity shaped by its industrial past and the gradual shift towards commuter living and small‑scale local services.
Postcode districts covering Plains
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 12.4 miles
- Paisley 19.4 miles
- East Kilbride 13.1 miles
- Livingston 15.3 miles
- Hamilton 9 miles
- Cumbernauld 5.5 miles
- Dunfermline 22.8 miles
- Coatbridge 4.3 miles
- Stirling 16.5 miles
- Airdrie 1.9 miles
- Falkirk 9.9 miles
- Motherwell 6.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Airdrie North Ward 1.3 miles
- Caldercruix Place 1.8 miles
- Airdrie Place 1.9 miles
- Greengairs and Wattston Place 2.2 miles
- Airdrie South Ward 2.3 miles
- Airdrie Central Ward 2.4 miles
- Glenmavis Place 2.5 miles
- Chapelhall Place 2.6 miles
- Calderbank Place 3.1 miles
- Salsburgh Place 3.4 miles
- Holytown Place 4.1 miles
- Coatbridge South Ward 4.2 miles
Example postcodes in Plains
ML6 7JB, ML6 7EE, ML6 7LX, ML6 7NE, ML6 7GA, ML6 7JE, ML6 7JP, ML6 7NR, ML6 7LU … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 19.5 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 22.1 miles
- Drumgelloch Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Caldercruix Rail Station 1.7 miles
Hotels near Plains Ad
- Dakota Eurocentral 4 3.8 miles
- Premier Inn Glasgow - Motherwell 3 3.6 miles
- The Raven’s Cliff Lodge by Marston's Inns 4 6.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Hamilton 3 8.3 miles
- Castlecary Hotel 3 6.8 miles
- Black Bull with Rooms lower 5.8 miles
- Black Bull with Rooms-Upper 5.8 miles
- Premier Inn Glasgow - Cumbernauld 3 5.2 miles
- Bentley Hotel 3 6.8 miles
- DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Strathclyde 4 5.3 miles
Schools in Plains
- Plains Primary School Primary
- St David's Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 1.9 miles
- Cliftonhill Stadium 3.5 miles
- Gartsherrie House Estate 4.8 miles
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 6 miles
- Fir Park Stadium 7.3 miles
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 8 miles
- New Douglas Park Stadium 8.5 miles
- Callendar Wood Forest 9.8 miles
- Kilsyth Hills Mountains 10.1 miles
- Falkirk Stadium Stadium 10.9 miles
- Celtic Park Stadium 10.9 miles
- Ochilview Park Stadium 11.1 miles