Wishaw
Coordinates: 55°46′26″N 3°55′08″W / 55.773992°N 3.918915°W / 55.773992; -3.918915
| Wishaw | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Camas Neachdain | |
| Scots: Wishae | |
|
|
|
| Population | 28,565 (2001 Census) |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | NS795555 |
| - Edinburgh | 44 mi (71 km) |
| - London | 389 mi (626 km) |
| Council area | North Lanarkshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Lanarkshire |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WISHAW |
| Postcode district | ML2 |
| Dialling code | 01698 |
| Police | Strathclyde |
| Fire | Strathclyde |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Motherwell and Wishaw |
| Scottish Parliament | Motherwell and Wishaw Central Scotland |
|
|
Wishaw is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles (24 km) south-east of Glasgow.
The main areas of Wishaw are: Cambusnethan, Coltness, Craigneuk, Gowkthrapple, Dimsdale, Greenhead, Wishawhill, Netherton, Pather and Waterloo. There are two adjoining villages, often included as part of the town for administrative purposes: Overtown and Newmains.
Wishaw has long lived in the shadow of its bigger and better known neighbour, Motherwell, with which it formed the joint large burgh in 1920, the Burgh of Motherwell and Wishaw, until its dissolution when Scottish local authorities were restructured in 1975. The Motherwell and Wishaw constituency is represented in the UK Parliament by Frank Roy MP. In the Scottish Parliament the constituency is represented by John Pentland.
Read more about Wishaw: History, People, Education, Health Establishments, Shopping, Churches, Geography and Climate, Location Grid