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In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Newarthill like this:
Newarthill, a mining village in Bothwell parish, Lanarkshire, 1¾ mile E by S of Holytown, and 3 miles ENE of Motherwell. Standing amid a rich mineral tract, it has a post office under Motherwell, a U.P. church (1810; 600 sittings), and a public school. Pop. (1841) 968, (1861) 1382, (1871) 1530, (1881) 1355.—Ord. Sur., sh. 31, 1867.
Newarthill is now part of NORTH LANARKSHIRE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH LANARKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Newarthill itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newarthill, in North Lanarkshire and Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22237
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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