Wishaw
Place in North Lanarkshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.778, -3.926 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 79 55 |
| Population: | 30,510 |
| Dialling code: | 01698 (Motherwell) |
Wishaw is a post‑industrial town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, sitting in the Clyde Valley roughly between Motherwell and the rest of Lanarkshire; it serves as a commuter and local service centre with decent rail links into Glasgow and beyond. The town, home to around 30,000 people, sits amid rolling river valleys and patches of former industrial land that have been partly redeveloped into retail parks and housing.
Historically Wishaw grew around coal mining, iron foundries and nearby steelworks, and the decline of heavy industry has shaped much of its recent social and economic story; local regeneration has focused on health, retail and light manufacturing, anchored by the town hospital. Cultural and historic touches include the gothic ruins of Cambusnethan House and a resilient community scene centred on grassroots sport and local clubs, giving the town a strong sense of local identity despite wider economic change.
Postcode districts covering Wishaw
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 13.6 miles
- Paisley 20 miles
- East Kilbride 10.4 miles
- Livingston 16.9 miles
- Hamilton 5 miles
- Cumbernauld 12.2 miles
- Coatbridge 7 miles
- Stirling 23.7 miles
- Airdrie 6.3 miles
- Falkirk 16.4 miles
- Motherwell 2.5 miles
- Rutherglen 11.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Murdostoun Ward 1 mile
- Gowkthrapple Place 1.3 miles
- Motherwell South East and Ravenscraig Ward 1.4 miles
- Overtown Place 1.7 miles
- Cleland Place 1.9 miles
- Carfin Place 1.9 miles
- Newmains Place 2.2 miles
- Morningside Place 2.3 miles
- Motherwell North Ward 2.4 miles
- Motherwell Place 2.5 miles
- Law Place 2.7 miles
- Newarthill Place 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Wishaw
ML2 0GB, ML2 8PJ, ML2 7RR, ML2 0NZ, ML2 7NR, ML2 8XT, ML2 7AH, ML2 7DS, ML2 7TF … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 20.7 miles
- Edinburgh Airport 24.5 miles
- Wishaw Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Shieldmuir Railway Station 1.2 miles
Hotels near Wishaw Ad
- The Raven’s Cliff Lodge by Marston's Inns 4 1.9 miles
- The Commercial Hotel 0.1 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Hamilton 3 4.1 miles
- Bentley Hotel 3 2.8 miles
- Dakota Eurocentral 4 4.5 miles
- Radstone Hotel 3 3.5 miles
- Best Western Motherwell Centre Moorings Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- Hampton by Hilton Hamilton Park 3 4.9 miles
- Alona Hotel 4 4.7 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Hamilton 3 4.3 miles
Schools in Wishaw
- Berryhill Primary School Primary
- Calderbridge Primary School Primary
- Cambusnethan Primary School Primary
- Coltness High School Secondary
- Netherton Primary School Primary
- St Aidan's High School Secondary
- St Aidan's Primary School Primary
- St Ignatius' Primary School Primary
- St Thomas' Primary School Primary
- Thornlie Primary School Primary
- Wishaw Academy Primary School Primary
- Woodlands Park High School Special
Local points of interest
- Fir Park Stadium 2.1 miles
- Hamilton Park Racecourse Recreation 4.8 miles
- New Douglas Park Stadium 5.1 miles
- Excelsior Stadium Stadium 5.8 miles
- The Lee Estate 6.5 miles
- Cliftonhill Stadium 6.6 miles
- Muirburn Estate 6.8 miles
- Gartsherrie House Estate 7.8 miles
- Stonebyres Estate 8.3 miles
- Celtic Park Stadium 11.9 miles
- Broadwood Stadium Stadium 12.3 miles
- Hampden Park Stadium 13.1 miles