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Bellshill

March 08, 2023

This article is about the town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. For other uses, see Bellshill (disambiguation).

Bellshill (pronounced "Bells hill") is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, ten miles (sixteen kilometres) southeast of Glasgow city centre and 37 mi (60 km) west of Edinburgh. Other nearby localities are Motherwell 2 mi (3 km) to the south, Hamilton 3 mi (5 km) to the southwest, Viewpark 1+1⁄2 mi (2.5 km) to the west, Holytown 2 mi (3 km) to the east and Coatbridge 3 mi (5 km) to the north. The town of Bellshill itself (including the villages of Orbiston and Mossend) has a population of about 20,650.[3][4] From 1996 to 2016, it was considered to be part of the Greater Glasgow metropolitan area; since then it is counted as part of a continuous suburban settlement anchored by Motherwell with a total population of around 125,000.

Bellshill

St. Andrew's Church, Bellshill
Bellshill
Location within North Lanarkshire
Population19,700 (mid-2020 est.)[2]
OS grid referenceNS730575
• Edinburgh33 mi (53 km) ENE
• London341 mi (549 km) SSE
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBELLSHILL
Postcode districtML4
Dialling code01698
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
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55°48′58″N 4°01′34″W / 55.816°N 4.026°W / 55.816; -4.026Coordinates: 55°48′58″N 4°01′34″W / 55.816°N 4.026°W / 55.816; -4.026

History

 
Blaeu's Map 1654 showing area around "Belmil" (Bellshill) and Orbestoun (Orbiston)

The earliest record of Bellshill's name is handwritten on a map by Timothy Pont dated 1596 although the letters are difficult to distinguish.[5] It's possible it reads Belſsill with the first s being an old-fashioned long s. The site is recorded as being east of "Vdinſtoun" and north of "Bothwel-hauch" (which confusingly is above "Orbeſton" on Pont's map).[6] The name can also been seen on another map, which was derived from Pont's work, made by the Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu where the place is called "Belmil".[7] The village consisted of a row of quarry workers' houses owned by Mr. Bell, who owned a stone quarry to the south of Belmill.[8] Charles Ross' map of 1773 has "Belsihill" marked north of Crosgates and Orbiston.[9] About 1810, this new settlement took on the name Bellshill[10] and continued to grow. It absorbed nearby villages such as Nesnas, Black Moss and Sykehead.[11] Bellshill was on the road which linked Glasgow and Edinburgh.[12]

According to the first Statistical Account, in the late 1700s the parish of Bothwell, which encompasses modern Bellshill, was a centre of hand-loom weaving with 113 weavers recorded. Only 50 colliers were listed.[13] A hundred or so years later, these occupations had changed places in degree of importance to the area economy. With the introduction of new machinery in the mid 19th century, many cottage weavers lost their livelihood. Demand for coal to feed British industry meant that by the 1870s, 20 deep pits were in operation in the area.[14]

The first mine to open (and the last to close in 1953) was the Thankerton mine.[15] Others followed swiftly and rapidly increased the size of the town, even attracting a steady stream of immigrants from abroad, particularly Ireland and Lithuania,[16][17] so much so that the town is sometimes referred to as 'Little Lithuania'[18] (or historically 'Little Poland', as contemporary evidence shows locals made little effort to distinguish the incomers' backgrounds).[19][20] Factors adversely affecting integration for the first generation of these 'new Scots' included a language barrier, minority religion (most were Catholic) and hostility based on suspicion of taking jobs, undercutting wages and breaking strikes[16][21] – therefore the Lithuanians in Bellshill and elsewhere tended to identify more closely with the Irish communities of each town who had similar issues.[22] The rise in the migrant population (though severely impacted by the political landscapes of First World War and subsequent Russian Revolution which adversely affected the status of Lithuanians both in their homeland and in Britain)[21][23] led to the opening of The Scottish Lithuanian Recreation and Social Club on Calder Road in the Mossend area,[24][20] but much of the culture has faded over the decades, with younger generations sometimes unaware of their family's history due to a desire to assimilate into Scottish life and changes to distinctive surnames (either voluntarily or by obligation).[19][20] Among the most famous of the descendants of this community was footballer Billy McNeill of Celtic and Scotland,[25] while other mid-20th century players of the same heritage included Andy Swallow, Alex Millar, Matt Balunas and John Jack.[22]

Iron and Steel production were also central to the development of the town.[26] J. B. Neilson, developer of the revolutionary 'hot blast' process, opened the first iron works in the area (Mossend Iron Works) in 1839.[14]

During the industrial boom there were a number of railway stations, including Mossend, Fallside and Bell Cross.[27] The settlement is now served solely by Bellshill railway station.

Maternity services were provided at Bellshill Maternity Hospital until the hospital was closed in 2001.[28]

 
Bellshill Main Street

According to a report by the Halifax Building Society, in the first quarter of 2005 Bellshill was the UK's property hot spot with a 46% rise in house prices. This took the average property price to £105,698 (according to reports published April 2005).

In 2006, a new mosque was opened in the Mossend area of Bellshill becoming one of the largest mosques in Scotland.[29]

The streetscape project, a plan to regenerate and modernise the town centre, commenced Apr 2007 and was completed nearly three years later. The project, created a one way system on the main street with more space for pedestrians.

Education

Bellshill once had six primary schools including Belvidere Primary School.[30] This was closed, however, in early June 2010 and has now been demolished. Holy Family Primary School was founded in 1868 and moved to new buildings in 1907 to accommodate an influx of Lithuanian, Polish and Irish Catholics seeking work in the area. Other primary schools include Sacred Heart Primary, Mossend Primary, Noble Primary, St. Gerard's Primary and Lawmuir Primary. There are two fairly large secondary schools, Bellshill Academy[31] and Cardinal Newman High School.[32]

Religion

Historically a Relief Church for 1000 people was built in Bellshill in 1763.[33] Today several churches serve the town. St Andrews United Free Church of Scotland sits at Bellshill Cross whilst the Church of Scotland Parish Churches are at opposite ends of the Main Street with Bellshill Central Parish church opposite The Academy, and Bellshill West Parish Church[34] next to the Sir Matt Busby Sports Centre. The town's Roman Catholic Parish Churches are St Gerard's, Senga Crescent R.A. ,Sacred Heart & Holy Family, Mossend.

Transport

Bellshill lies at an important point on Scotland's motorway network, situated around 1+1⁄2 miles (2.5 kilometres) south of the M8 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh and their respective airports, and about the same distance north of the M74 motorway to and from England; the A725 road running directly to the west of the town links the two. The presence of this busy transport corridor and the availability of land following the decline of older heavy industry has led to the development of two large, modern industrial estates (Bellshill and Righead) flanking the A725, while the Eurocentral industrial and distribution park is about 1+1⁄2 miles (2.5 kilometres) northeast of the town, also featuring a railway freight terminal. Once heavily reliant on the railways relating to coal mining, Bellshill is still served by a rail junction to the east of Mossend connecting two of the main passenger routes covering southern, western and central Scotland Argyle Line –and Shotts Line – both of which stop at Bellshill railway station in the town centre.

Culture

There is a free public library within the Bellshill Cultural Centre. Various singers, such as Sheena Easton, and sportsmen like Sir Matt Busby and Billy McNeill hailed from the town (a statue of McNeill at Bellshill Cross was unveiled in 2022).[35][36]

Music

Bellshill is also known for its music, especially since the mid-1980s. Bands such as the Soup Dragons, BMX Bandits and Teenage Fanclub put Bellshill on the map as an indie rock hot-spot in Scotland. The scene - known as the Bellshill Sound or the Bellshill Beat - was celebrated by influential DJ John Peel in the Channel 4 television series . Bellshill continues to produce well respected and influential independent pop music, with members of Mogwai and De Rosa hailing from the town. Sheena Easton was also from the town, and attended Bellshill Academy.

Sport

The town has a football team, Bellshill Athletic,[37] that plays in the Scottish Junior Football West Premier League. They play their home games at Rockburn park after moving away from Tollcross, Glasgow, after New Brandon Park was closed down to reduce costs.

Bellshill also has the Sir Matt Busby Sports Complex (Named after the late Manchester United legend who was born and brought up in the area) that opened in 1995. It has a 25m swimming pool, with two large spectator seating areas either side, a large hall and health suite. The complex also has a gym and a dance studio.

There is a golf course next to nearby Strathclyde Park which is within walking distance of parts of the town, particularly Orbiston. The Greenlink Cycle Path also travels through the golf course and the Orbiston area of Bellshill, heading towards Forgewood.

Notable people from Bellshill

The following list refers to notable people who were born in Bellshill, although they did not necessarily reside there - the town was home to Lanarkshire's maternity hospital in the latter part of the 20th century.

Sportspeople

Bands from Bellshill

References

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  22. ^ a b Every footballer has a story, especially if he played for Celtic, Michael Beattie, Celtic Quick News, 11 March 2017
  23. ^ Lithuanian Incomers to Blantyre, Paul Veverka, The Blantyre Project, 2 December 2019
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  35. ^ Meikle, David (23 July 2020). "Campaign for Celtic legend Billy McNeill statue in his hometown smashes £70k fundraising target". The Daily Record. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  36. ^ Billy McNeill statue unveiled as Celtic icon remembered in hometown with Lisbon Lion memorial, Mark Pirie, 26 November 2022
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bellshill, this, article, about, town, north, lanarkshire, scotland, other, uses, disambiguation, pronounced, bells, hill, town, north, lanarkshire, scotland, miles, sixteen, kilometres, southeast, glasgow, city, centre, west, edinburgh, other, nearby, localit. This article is about the town in North Lanarkshire Scotland For other uses see Bellshill disambiguation Bellshill pronounced Bells hill is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland ten miles sixteen kilometres southeast of Glasgow city centre and 37 mi 60 km west of Edinburgh Other nearby localities are Motherwell 2 mi 3 km to the south Hamilton 3 mi 5 km to the southwest Viewpark 1 1 2 mi 2 5 km to the west Holytown 2 mi 3 km to the east and Coatbridge 3 mi 5 km to the north The town of Bellshill itself including the villages of Orbiston and Mossend has a population of about 20 650 3 4 From 1996 to 2016 it was considered to be part of the Greater Glasgow metropolitan area since then it is counted as part of a continuous suburban settlement anchored by Motherwell with a total population of around 125 000 BellshillScottish Gaelic Cnoc a Chluig 1 Scots Bellshull 1 St Andrew s Church BellshillBellshillLocation within North LanarkshirePopulation19 700 mid 2020 est 2 OS grid referenceNS730575 Edinburgh33 mi 53 km ENE London341 mi 549 km SSECouncil areaNorth LanarkshireLieutenancy areaLanarkshireCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townBELLSHILLPostcode districtML4Dialling code01698PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottishUK ParliamentCoatbridge Chryston and Bellshill and Motherwell and WishawScottish ParliamentUddingston and BellshillList of places UK Scotland 55 48 58 N 4 01 34 W 55 816 N 4 026 W 55 816 4 026 Coordinates 55 48 58 N 4 01 34 W 55 816 N 4 026 W 55 816 4 026 Contents 1 History 2 Education 3 Religion 4 Transport 5 Culture 6 Music 7 Sport 8 Notable people from Bellshill 8 1 Sportspeople 8 2 Bands from Bellshill 9 References 10 External linksHistory Edit Blaeu s Map 1654 showing area around Belmil Bellshill and Orbestoun Orbiston The earliest record of Bellshill s name is handwritten on a map by Timothy Pont dated 1596 although the letters are difficult to distinguish 5 It s possible it reads Belſsill with the first s being an old fashioned long s The site is recorded as being east of Vdinſtoun and north of Bothwel hauch which confusingly is above Orbeſton on Pont s map 6 The name can also been seen on another map which was derived from Pont s work made by the Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu where the place is called Belmil 7 The village consisted of a row of quarry workers houses owned by Mr Bell who owned a stone quarry to the south of Belmill 8 Charles Ross map of 1773 has Belsihill marked north of Crosgates and Orbiston 9 About 1810 this new settlement took on the name Bellshill 10 and continued to grow It absorbed nearby villages such as Nesnas Black Moss and Sykehead 11 Bellshill was on the road which linked Glasgow and Edinburgh 12 According to the first Statistical Account in the late 1700s the parish of Bothwell which encompasses modern Bellshill was a centre of hand loom weaving with 113 weavers recorded Only 50 colliers were listed 13 A hundred or so years later these occupations had changed places in degree of importance to the area economy With the introduction of new machinery in the mid 19th century many cottage weavers lost their livelihood Demand for coal to feed British industry meant that by the 1870s 20 deep pits were in operation in the area 14 The first mine to open and the last to close in 1953 was the Thankerton mine 15 Others followed swiftly and rapidly increased the size of the town even attracting a steady stream of immigrants from abroad particularly Ireland and Lithuania 16 17 so much so that the town is sometimes referred to as Little Lithuania 18 or historically Little Poland as contemporary evidence shows locals made little effort to distinguish the incomers backgrounds 19 20 Factors adversely affecting integration for the first generation of these new Scots included a language barrier minority religion most were Catholic and hostility based on suspicion of taking jobs undercutting wages and breaking strikes 16 21 therefore the Lithuanians in Bellshill and elsewhere tended to identify more closely with the Irish communities of each town who had similar issues 22 The rise in the migrant population though severely impacted by the political landscapes of First World War and subsequent Russian Revolution which adversely affected the status of Lithuanians both in their homeland and in Britain 21 23 led to the opening of The Scottish Lithuanian Recreation and Social Club on Calder Road in the Mossend area 24 20 but much of the culture has faded over the decades with younger generations sometimes unaware of their family s history due to a desire to assimilate into Scottish life and changes to distinctive surnames either voluntarily or by obligation 19 20 Among the most famous of the descendants of this community was footballer Billy McNeill of Celtic and Scotland 25 while other mid 20th century players of the same heritage included Andy Swallow Alex Millar Matt Balunas and John Jack 22 Iron and Steel production were also central to the development of the town 26 J B Neilson developer of the revolutionary hot blast process opened the first iron works in the area Mossend Iron Works in 1839 14 During the industrial boom there were a number of railway stations including Mossend Fallside and Bell Cross 27 The settlement is now served solely by Bellshill railway station Maternity services were provided at Bellshill Maternity Hospital until the hospital was closed in 2001 28 Bellshill Main Street According to a report by the Halifax Building Society in the first quarter of 2005 Bellshill was the UK s property hot spot with a 46 rise in house prices This took the average property price to 105 698 according to reports published April 2005 In 2006 a new mosque was opened in the Mossend area of Bellshill becoming one of the largest mosques in Scotland 29 The streetscape project a plan to regenerate and modernise the town centre commenced Apr 2007 and was completed nearly three years later The project created a one way system on the main street with more space for pedestrians Education EditBellshill once had six primary schools including Belvidere Primary School 30 This was closed however in early June 2010 and has now been demolished Holy Family Primary School was founded in 1868 and moved to new buildings in 1907 to accommodate an influx of Lithuanian Polish and Irish Catholics seeking work in the area Other primary schools include Sacred Heart Primary Mossend Primary Noble Primary St Gerard s Primary and Lawmuir Primary There are two fairly large secondary schools Bellshill Academy 31 and Cardinal Newman High School 32 Religion EditHistorically a Relief Church for 1000 people was built in Bellshill in 1763 33 Today several churches serve the town St Andrews United Free Church of Scotland sits at Bellshill Cross whilst the Church of Scotland Parish Churches are at opposite ends of the Main Street with Bellshill Central Parish church opposite The Academy and Bellshill West Parish Church 34 next to the Sir Matt Busby Sports Centre The town s Roman Catholic Parish Churches are St Gerard s Senga Crescent R A Sacred Heart amp Holy Family Mossend Transport EditBellshill lies at an important point on Scotland s motorway network situated around 1 1 2 miles 2 5 kilometres south of the M8 motorway between Glasgow and Edinburgh and their respective airports and about the same distance north of the M74 motorway to and from England the A725 road running directly to the west of the town links the two The presence of this busy transport corridor and the availability of land following the decline of older heavy industry has led to the development of two large modern industrial estates Bellshill and Righead flanking the A725 while the Eurocentral industrial and distribution park is about 1 1 2 miles 2 5 kilometres northeast of the town also featuring a railway freight terminal Once heavily reliant on the railways relating to coal mining Bellshill is still served by a rail junction to the east of Mossend connecting two of the main passenger routes covering southern western and central Scotland Argyle Line and Shotts Line both of which stop at Bellshill railway station in the town centre Culture EditThere is a free public library within the Bellshill Cultural Centre Various singers such as Sheena Easton and sportsmen like Sir Matt Busby and Billy McNeill hailed from the town a statue of McNeill at Bellshill Cross was unveiled in 2022 35 36 Music EditBellshill is also known for its music especially since the mid 1980s Bands such as the Soup Dragons BMX Bandits and Teenage Fanclub put Bellshill on the map as an indie rock hot spot in Scotland The scene known as the Bellshill Sound or the Bellshill Beat was celebrated by influential DJ John Peel in the Channel 4 television series Sounds Of The Suburbs Bellshill continues to produce well respected and influential independent pop music with members of Mogwai and De Rosa hailing from the town Sheena Easton was also from the town and attended Bellshill Academy Sport EditThe town has a football team Bellshill Athletic 37 that plays in the Scottish Junior Football West Premier League They play their home games at Rockburn park after moving away from Tollcross Glasgow after New Brandon Park was closed down to reduce costs Bellshill also has the Sir Matt Busby Sports Complex Named after the late Manchester United legend who was born and brought up in the area that opened in 1995 It has a 25m swimming pool with two large spectator seating areas either side a large hall and health suite The complex also has a gym and a dance studio There is a golf course next to nearby Strathclyde Park which is within walking distance of parts of the town particularly Orbiston The Greenlink Cycle Path also travels through the golf course and the Orbiston area of Bellshill heading towards Forgewood Notable people from Bellshill EditThe following list refers to notable people who were born in Bellshill although they did not necessarily reside there the town was home to Lanarkshire s maternity hospital in the latter part of the 20th century Jackie Bird journalist and broadcaster 38 Doug Cameron Australian politician Gregory Clark economist Thomas Clark poet Robin Cook politician 39 James Dempsey politician Henry Dyer engineer Sheena Easton vocalist 38 Catherine Grubb artist 40 41 Charles Jeffrey fashion designer Bryan Kirkwood television producer Monica Lennon politician Eric McCormack writer John McCusker musician Ethel MacDonald anarchist 38 Paul McGuigan filmmaker David MacMillan Nobel Prize winning chemist 42 Billy Moffatt footballer David Shaw Nicholls architect and designer Sean O Kane actor and model William Orr trade unionist John Reid politician James Cleland Richardson soldier Victoria Cross recipient Natalie J Robb actress Sharleen Spiteri musician lead vocalist of Texas Harry Stanley innocent man killed by policeSportspeople Edit Kenny Arthur footballer Tom Birney American football player Sir Matt Busby Scotland international football player and manager 38 Stuart Carswell footballer William Chalmers football player and manager Peter Cherrie footballer Tom Cowan footballer Mike Denness international cricketer 43 Alex Dickson boxer Scott Fox footballer Hughie Gallacher Scotland international footballer 44 Peter Grant Scotland international footballer Scott Harrison former world boxing champion 45 Lee Hollis footballer Jackie Hutton football player and manager Brian Irvine Scotland international footballer Peter Jack cricketer Russell Jones cricketer Brian Kerr Scotland international footballer David Lilley footballer Malky Mackay Scotland international football player and manager Chris Maguire Scotland international footballer Kevin McBride footballer Brian McClair Scotland international footballer Ally McCoist Scotland international football player and manager 46 Lee McCulloch footballer Chris McGroarty footballer Tom McKean Olympic track athlete 38 Billy McNeill Scotland international football player and manager 25 James McPake football player and manager Hugh Murray footballer Alex Neil football player and manager Phil O Donnell Scotland international footballer Tommy O Hara United States international footballer Jim Paterson footballer Anthony Ralston footballer John Rankin footballer Shaun Rooney footballer Steven Smith footballer John Stewart footballer Andy Swallow footballer Bob Wilson footballer Kenny Wright footballer Kirsty Gilmour badminton playerBands from Bellshill Edit BMX Bandits 47 Teenage Fanclub The Soup Dragons De RosaReferences Edit a b List of railway station names in English Scots and Gaelic Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine NewsNetScotland Mid 2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland National Records of Scotland 31 March 2022 Retrieved 31 March 2022 Key Facts 2016 Demography North Lanarkshire Council Archived from the original on 4 January 2018 Retrieved 3 January 2018 Estimated population of localities by broad age groups mid 2012 PDF Retrieved 3 January 2018 Glasgow and the county of Lanark Pont 34 Maps of Scotland Timothy Pont 16th century Retrieved 31 December 2017 Bellshill on Pont s map no 34 National Library of Scotland Retrieved 6 January 2018 Blaeu Joan Glottiana Praefectura Inferior National Library of Scotland Retrieved 30 December 2017 1986 BELLSHILL AND MOSSEND BBC Retrieved 31 December 2017 County Maps National Library of Scotland Retrieved 2 January 2018 Six Inch Maps National Library of Scotland Retrieved 2 January 2018 25 inch O S Map with zoom and Bing overlay National Library of Scotland Ordnance Survey Retrieved 30 December 2017 Lewis Samuel 1851 A topographical dictionary of Scotland comprising the several counties islands cities burgh and market towns parishes and principal villages with historical and statistical descriptions embellished with engravings of the seals and arms of the different burghs and universities London S Lewis and co p 123 Retrieved 2 January 2018 Macculloch Michael 1795 The statistical account of Scotland Drawn up from the communications of the ministers of the different parishes Vol 16 ed Glasgow Dunlop and Wilson p 304 Retrieved 2 January 2018 a b Wilson Rhona 1995 Bygone Bellshill Catrine Ayrshire Stenlake Publishing p 3 ISBN 9781872074597 Wilson Rhona 1995 Bygone Bellshill Catrine Ayrshire Stenlake Publishing p 4 ISBN 9781872074597 a b Lithuanian miners in Scotland migration and misconceptions Prof Marjory Harper University of Aberdeen Our Migration Story Lithuanians in Glasgow The Guardian 22 January 2006 Lithuanians in Lanarkshire Legacies UK history local to you BBC Retrieved 6 January 2018 a b The When How and Why of the Lithuanians in Scotland John Millar Draugas News 15 September 2006 a b c Migration Lithuania to North Lanarkshire CultureNL a b NQ Higher Scottish History Difficulties faced by Lithuanian immigrants Education Scotland a b Every footballer has a story especially if he played for Celtic Michael Beattie Celtic Quick News 11 March 2017 Lithuanian Incomers to Blantyre Paul Veverka The Blantyre Project 2 December 2019 Fisher Jack 1995 Old Bellshill in pictures Motherwell Motherwell Leisure p 47 Retrieved 30 December 2017 a b A national hero in Scotland and Lithuania Vilnius hails Celtic legend Billy McNeill s family roots in Eastern Europe Stacey Mullen Sunday Post 5 May 2019 Mort Frederick 1910 Lanarkshire Cambridge Cambridge University Press p 152 Retrieved 30 December 2017 Groome Francis Hindes 1895 Ordnance gazetteer of Scotland a survey of Scottish topography statistical biographical and historical London W Mackenzie p 140 Retrieved 31 December 2017 Maternity staff reunion just the start Motherwell Times 28 March 2016 Archived from the original on 2 August 2019 Retrieved 2 August 2019 Google Mosque Map UK Mosques Directory mosques muslimsinbritain org 1986 EDUCATION BBC Retrieved 31 December 2017 Fisher Jack 1995 Old Bellshill in pictures Motherwell Motherwell Leisure pp 39 40 Retrieved 30 December 2017 1986 COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION BBC Retrieved 31 December 2017 Gardiner Matthew 1845 The new statistical account of Scotland Edinburgh and London W Blackwood and Sons p 800 Retrieved 31 December 2017 Church celebrates 140th anniversary Motherwell Times 11 January 2018 Retrieved 13 January 2018 Meikle David 23 July 2020 Campaign for Celtic legend Billy McNeill statue in his hometown smashes 70k fundraising target The Daily Record Retrieved 13 April 2021 Billy McNeill statue unveiled as Celtic icon remembered in hometown with Lisbon Lion memorial Mark Pirie 26 November 2022 Soccer s spirit withers in Busby s birthplace John Arlidge The Independent 22 October 2011 a b c d e Bellshill from The Gazetteer for Scotland www scottish places info Retrieved 27 October 2021 Obituary Robin Cook BBC News 6 August 2005 Retrieved 27 October 2021 Catherine Grubb Government Art Collection Retrieved 22 December 2020 Etchings and Drawings by Catherine Grubb PDF The Questors Archives The Questors Theatre 1993 Retrieved 22 December 2020 Former Glasgow University student wins the Nobel prize for chemistry Glasgow Times Retrieved 27 October 2021 Obituary Mike Denness OBE cricketer www scotsman com 20 April 2013 Retrieved 27 October 2021 Hughie Gallacher The glory and tragedy of a Newcastle United and Scotland legend www scotsman com 18 March 2021 Retrieved 27 October 2021 Former world champion Scott Harrison makes comeback www scotsman com 24 June 2015 Retrieved 27 October 2021 McCoist leaves Rangers manager post BBC Sport Retrieved 27 October 2021 BMX Bandits Duglas T Stewart I create beauty out of pain and ugliness the Guardian 26 January 2016 Retrieved 27 October 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bellshill 2001 Settlement Population Census data Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bellshill amp oldid 1143461256, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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