Wishaw
Place in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.778, -3.926 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 79 55 |
| Population: | 30,510 |
| Dialling code: | 01698 (Motherwell) |
Wishaw is a post‑industrial town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, sitting in the Clyde Valley roughly between Motherwell and the rest of Lanarkshire; it serves as a commuter and local service centre with decent rail links into Glasgow and beyond. The town, home to around 30,000 people, sits amid rolling river valleys and patches of former industrial land that have been partly redeveloped into retail parks and housing.
Historically Wishaw grew around coal mining, iron foundries and nearby steelworks, and the decline of heavy industry has shaped much of its recent social and economic story; local regeneration has focused on health, retail and light manufacturing, anchored by the town hospital. Cultural and historic touches include the gothic ruins of Cambusnethan House and a resilient community scene centred on grassroots sport and local clubs, giving the town a strong sense of local identity despite wider economic change.
Postcode districts covering Wishaw
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Paisley 20 miles32.3 km
- East Kilbride 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Livingston 16.9 miles27.3 km
- Hamilton 5 miles8 km
- Cumbernauld 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Coatbridge 7 miles11.3 km
- Stirling 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Airdrie 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Falkirk 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Motherwell 2.5 miles4 km
- Rutherglen 11.3 miles18.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Murdostoun Ward 1 mile1.6 km
- Gowkthrapple Place 1.3 miles2 km
- Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Overtown Place 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Cleland Place 1.9 miles3 km
- Carfin Place 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Newmains Place 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Morningside Place 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Motherwell North Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Motherwell Place 2.5 miles4 km
- Law Place 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Newarthill Place 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Wishaw
ML2 0JW, ML2 8XP, ML2 8LB, ML2 8JW, ML2 8NT, ML2 7FL, ML2 8RU, ML2 8PX, ML2 7LE … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 20.7 miles33.3 km
- Edinburgh Airport 24.5 miles39.5 km
- Wishaw Railway Station 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Shieldmuir Railway Station 1.2 miles1.9 km
Hotels near Wishaw Ad
- Dalziel Park Hotel 3 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Best Western Motherwell Centre Moorings Hotel 3 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Radstone Hotel 3 3.5 miles5.6 km
- The Commercial Hotel 0.1 miles0.2 km
- Holiday Inn Express Hamilton 3 4.1 miles6.5 km
- Dakota Eurocentral 4 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park 3 5 miles8.1 km
- Bentley Hotel 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Crossbasket Castle 5 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Alona Hotel 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
Schools in Wishaw
- Berryhill Primary School Primary
- Calderbridge Primary School Primary
- Cambusnethan Primary School Primary
- Coltness High School Secondary
- Netherton Primary School Primary
- St Aidan's High School Secondary
- St Aidan's Primary School Primary
- St Ignatius' Primary School Primary
- St Thomas' Primary School Primary
- Thornlie Primary School Primary
- Wishaw Academy Primary School Primary
- Woodlands Park High School Special
Local points of interest
- Fir Park Stadium 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 4.8 miles7.7 km
- New Douglas Park Stadium 5.1 miles8.3 km
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 5.8 miles9.3 km
- The Lee Estate 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Cliftonhill Stadium 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Muirburn Estate 6.8 miles11 km
- Gartsherrie House Estate 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Stonebyres Estate 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Celtic Park Stadium 11.9 miles19.1 km
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 12.3 miles19.8 km
- Hampden Park Stadium 13.1 miles21 km