Glenmavis
Place in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.887, -3.993 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 75 67 |
| Population: | 2,290 |
| Dialling code: | 01236 (Coatbridge) |
Glenmavis is a small village just east of Airdrie in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, sitting on the fringe of the Central Belt where suburban housing meets farmland and green corridors. Its compact size and position make it feel like a village while still being within easy reach of larger towns such as Coatbridge and the city of Glasgow, with convenient road and rail connections for commuters.
Historically the community grew up around coal mining and local heavy industry, and although most pits have long closed the village retains a working-class identity and active community life. Today Glenmavis is largely residential with local shops, schools and clubs, a few light industrial estates nearby and a patchwork of former industrial sites now used for housing or green space, giving it a mix of heritage and modern commuter-town character.
Postcode districts covering Glenmavis
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 10 miles
- Paisley 17 miles
- East Kilbride 11.6 miles
- Livingston 17.8 miles
- Hamilton 8.3 miles
- Cumbernauld 4.4 miles
- Dunfermline 24.7 miles
- Coatbridge 2.5 miles
- Stirling 16.3 miles
- Airdrie 1.7 miles
- Falkirk 11.2 miles
- Motherwell 6.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Airdrie Central Ward 1.5 miles
- Airdrie Place 1.7 miles
- Coatbridge North Ward 2.1 miles
- Glenboig Place 2.2 miles
- Greengairs and Wattston Place 2.3 miles
- Coatbridge Place 2.5 miles
- Plains Place 2.5 miles
- Coatbridge South Ward 2.8 miles
- Gartcosh, Glenboig and Moodiesburn Ward 2.8 miles
- Airdrie South Ward 2.9 miles
- Airdrie North Ward 3.1 miles
- Calderbank Place 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Glenmavis
ML6 0QJ, ML6 0NT, ML6 0NH, ML6 0PT, ML6 0NU, ML6 0QA, ML6 0PG, ML6 0QG, ML6 0PF … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 17.1 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 24.4 miles
- Coatdyke Railway Station 1.6 miles
- Airdrie Railway Station 1.6 miles
Hotels near Glenmavis Ad
- Dakota Eurocentral 4 3.6 miles
- Mondo Hotel 4 2.1 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Glasgow Strathclyde 4 4.1 miles
- Best Western Garfield House Hotel 3 5.6 miles
- Crossbasket Castle 5 8.8 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park 3 7.1 miles
- Best Western Motherwell Centre Moorings Hotel 3 6.8 miles
- The Georgian Hotel 2.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Hamilton 3 7.8 miles
- Alona Hotel 4 6.3 miles
Schools in Glenmavis
- New Monkland Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cliftonhill Stadium 2 miles
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 2.3 miles
- Gartsherrie House Estate 2.6 miles
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 4.3 miles
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 7.2 miles
- Fir Park Stadium 7.4 miles
- New Douglas Park Stadium 7.7 miles
- Kilsyth Hills Mountains 8.5 miles
- Celtic Park Stadium 8.6 miles
- People's Palace Museum 9.8 miles
- Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum 10 miles
- Buchanan Galleries Shopping centre 10.1 miles