Salsburgh
Place in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.843, -3.875 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 82 62 |
| Population: | 1,540 |
Salsburgh is a small former mining village in North Lanarkshire, in the eastern part of the Central Belt of Scotland. It sits on gently elevated farmland a short distance from the older mining town of Shotts and is within easy commuting range of Glasgow and Edinburgh, which helps explain its mix of rural character and commuter households.
The village grew up around 19th-century coal workings and still shows that industrial heritage in rows of miners' cottages and local memorials, but after the pits closed it increasingly shifted to a quieter, community-focused social life with a village hall, church and primary school at its heart. The surrounding farmland and rolling moorland make it a pleasant spot for walks and for visitors interested in Lanarkshire’s industrial past and contemporary village life.
Postcode districts covering Salsburgh
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 14.4 miles
- Paisley 21.4 miles
- East Kilbride 13.5 miles
- Livingston 13.5 miles
- Hamilton 8.6 miles
- Cumbernauld 8.8 miles
- Dunfermline 22.8 miles
- Coatbridge 6.3 miles
- Stirling 19.3 miles
- Airdrie 4 miles
- Falkirk 11.5 miles
- Motherwell 5.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Fortissat Ward 2.4 miles
- Chapelhall Place 2.9 miles
- Cleland Place 3 miles
- Airdrie South Ward 3.1 miles
- Newarthill Place 3.2 miles
- Caldercruix Place 3.2 miles
- Shotts Place 3.3 miles
- Plains Place 3.4 miles
- Allanton Place 3.4 miles
- Calderbank Place 3.6 miles
- Holytown Place 3.7 miles
- Newmains Place 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Salsburgh
ML7 4LZ, ML7 4LL, ML7 4LT, ML7 4NH, ML7 4LN, ML7 4LH, ML7 4LU, ML7 4LW, ML7 4NE … See all
Transport links
- Edinburgh Airport 20.8 miles
- Glasgow International Airport 21.7 miles
- Hartwood Railway Station 2.6 miles
- Cleland Railway Station 3 miles
Hotels near Salsburgh Ad
- Dakota Eurocentral 4 4.3 miles
- Best Western Motherwell Centre Moorings Hotel 3 6.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Hamilton 3 7.6 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Strathclyde 4 6.2 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park 3 7.9 miles
- The Commercial Hotel 5 miles
- Mondo Hotel 4 5.8 miles
- Radstone Hotel 3 8.3 miles
- Alona Hotel 4 7.1 miles
- Best Western the Hilcroft Hotel West Lothian 3 8 miles
Local points of interest
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 3.5 miles
- Cliftonhill Stadium 5.4 miles
- Fir Park Stadium 6 miles
- Gartsherrie House Estate 7 miles
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 7.8 miles
- New Douglas Park Stadium 8.3 miles
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 9.4 miles
- The Lee Estate 10 miles
- Callendar Wood Forest 11 miles
- Muirburn Estate 11.7 miles
- Falkirk Stadium Stadium 12.1 miles
- Stonebyres Estate 12.2 miles