Croy, North Lanarkshire

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Croy
Croy shown within Scotland
Population	650 (2001 census)
OS grid reference	NS624553
Council area	North Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Constituent country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G65
Dialling code	01236
Police	Strathclyde
Fire	Strathclyde
Ambulance	Scottish
European Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Scottish Parliament	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
List of places: UK • Scotland

Coordinates: 55°46′17″N 4°11′42″W / 55.7714, -4.19504

Croy is a village in North Lanarkshire (previously in East Dunbartonshire), Scotland. A former mining community, Croy is situated some 21 km from Glasgow and 60 km from Edinburgh on the main railway line between the two cities, with a frequent service to both. Croy station is also served by local trains between Glasgow and Stirling.

The New Town, Cumbernauld lies directly to the south of Croy and with the completion of the Smithstone area of Cumbernauld, Croy will basically become an area of Cumbernauld, similar to the way Condorrat has been consumed by Cumbernauld.

On Croy Hill, to the north east of the village, are remnants of the Antonine Wall, built by the Romans between AD 142 and 144, including a fort and two beacon platforms.

Croy is known for its almost exclusively Roman Catholic population. It is one of the few villages in Scotland to have a Roman Catholic primary school (Holy Cross primary) and no non-denominational primary school. At one stage there was a junior (non-league) football team in the village, known as Croy Celtic.