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Lanarkshire Towns & Parishes |
a town in Dalziel and Hamilton parishes, Lanarkshire, on the Caledonian Railway, at the junction of the two lines from the N & S side of Glasgow and at the intersection of the cross line from Holytown to Hamilton and Lermahagoe...... . It took its name from a famous well, dedicated in pre-reformation times to the Virgin Mary..... . Consisting largely of the dwellings of miners and operatives employed in neighbouring colloieries and ironworks, it serves...... as a great and bustling centre of traffic..... .
(Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland 1884)
A range of useful facilities for family and local history research in the Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Strathclyde areas also exist within the City of Glasgow.
To get a "feel" for the history of Motherwell, a visit to Motherwell Heritage Centre, High Road, Motherwell (telephone 01698 251000) is worth while. As well as an interactive display which takes you back in time, for family historians the Local History Laboratory allows you to browse through archives, records, local newspapers, photographs and other sources. The opening hours of the Heritage Centre are 10am to 6pm Weekdays and Saturday and 12pm to 5pm Sunday.
Dalziel High School in Motherwell is 100 years old in 1998. Their centenary book gives a picture of life in Motherwell over the years.
Lanarkshire Family History Society (formerly Hamilton & District FHS) serves the area of south and central Lanarkshire.
Based on pages created by Robert Dixon.