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Viewpark

Place in North Lanarkshire, Scotland

Coordinates:55.829, -4.058
OS grid ref:NS 71 61
Population:16,020
Dialling code: 01236 (Coatbridge)

Viewpark is a residential village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, sitting to the east of Glasgow between Bellshill and Uddingston. It grew up as a 19th–20th century industrial community centred on coal mining and the nearby steelworks, and much of its housing and street pattern reflects that working-class, post‑industrial heritage.

Today Viewpark feels like a commuter suburb with good road and public‑transport links (easy access to the M8 motorway), local shops, community centres and sports clubs, and pockets of parkland within reach - including Strathclyde Country Park a short drive away. Regeneration and mixed housing have diversified the local economy and population, while a strong sense of community and local history remains important to residents.

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Transport links

  • Airport Glasgow International Airport 14.8 miles23.9 km
  • Airport Edinburgh Airport 27.9 miles44.8 km
  • Railway station Uddingston Rail Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
  • Railway station Bellshill Railway Station 1.5 miles2.5 km

Schools in Viewpark

  • Tannochside Primary School Primary
  • St John Paul II Primary Primary
  • Fallside School Special
  • Aitkenhead Primary School Primary

Local points of interest

  • Gartsherrie House Estate 2.6 miles4.2 km
  • Cliftonhill Stadium 2.8 miles4.5 km
  • Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 2.9 miles4.7 km
  • New Douglas Park Stadium 3.2 miles5.2 km
  • Excelsior Stadium Stadium 4.4 miles7 km
  • Fir Park Stadium 4.5 miles7.3 km
  • Celtic Park Stadium 5.9 miles9.4 km
  • People's Palace Museum 7.1 miles11.4 km
  • Hampden Park Stadium 7.5 miles12.1 km
  • Citizens Theatre Theatre 7.7 miles12.4 km
  • Buchanan Galleries Shopping centre 7.8 miles12.6 km
  • Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum 7.9 miles12.6 km