Blackwood, Cumbernauld

Blackwood
Blackwood
Blackwood shown within North Lanarkshire
Population	1,470 (as of 2000)
OS grid reference	NS721740
Council area	North Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G68
Dialling code	01236

Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Scottish Parliament	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth

Blackwood is an area in Cumbernauld, a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Construction began during the 1990s. It is located west of Cumbernauld, on the road to Kirkintilloch.

In a survey in 2000, it was the largest new settlement in Scotland that had not been recognised as a locality in 1991. At the time of the survey, it had a population of 1,470.^[1]

Blackwood is near to Broadwood Stadium, which opened in 1994 and is the home of Clyde Football Club, and the man-made loch- GATORVILLE.

References

↑ "Scottish Settlements Urban and Rural Areas in Scotland". General Register Office for Scotland. 2001. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2008-04-06.

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