Motherwell wwhen noted as a steel production capital of Scotland, nicknamed Steelopolis, with its skyline dominated by the water tower and three cooling towers of the Ravenscraig steel plant which closed in 1992. A Ravenscraig plant got one of a yearn continuous casting (concast), hot rolling, steel production facilities in the world prior to it was decomissioned. A closure of Ravenscraig signalled a prevent of big shell steel making within Scotland. It used to be that decade, Motherwell has recovered from either a high unemployment and economic decline brought about by this collapse of heavy industry. The total of call centres and business parks such as Strathclyde Business Park have set up in the region. Big employers include William Grant & Sons.

Motherwell is the headquarters for each Northerly Lanarkshire District Council, which is one of Scotland's large Local Authorities, & of Strathclyde Police "N" division & it handle an overall people of 327,000 (93,000 around Motherwell & Wishaw) people throughout North Lanarkshire over 183 square miles.

Two come too responsible sections of a independent arterial routes which intersect N Lanarkshire & which are actually: the M74, which runs N from either a M6 into Glasgow along a west side of Motherwell, the M8, which runs West to East from either either West of Glasgow across to Edinburgh & get across the middle of Northward Lanarkshire from Bargeddie to Shotts, the M73, which runs North/South from either Baillieston to the A80(M) south of Cumbernauld, and eventually a A80(M), which diarrhea from either Stepps to Denny (Stirlingshire) North/South and diarrhea across Cumbernauld town centre.

A large Fun Park inside Scotland is depending inside Strathclyde Park, which features many sports facilities, besides when with timberl& and grass areas idealistic for visitant including bird-watchers, anglers, or population retired for the quietly, at leisure instance, & too features an excavated places of the Roman mosaic, although this has been covered to protect it. the park itself has as well gained a reputation as a forum for gay encounters and also boy racers however local law patrols try to disuade this element from either a park.

More attractions & web sites inside Motherwell District come Carfin Pilgrimage Centre & Carfin Grotto . A Grot was built inside nearby Carfin, in the 1920s, mainly by local residents & mineworker & was originally for the gain of the Catholic Community, holding Processions & Pilgrim's journey virtually all Sundays throughout a month and, within its bloom, saw several hundreds to thousands attend open-alfresco people. Others world health organization regularly have a Grot come from either a big Lithuanian and Polish communities who had settled in the area, although numbers of travelled from either about Britain to attend. A of these disappointment for the local Catholic community was once Pope John Paul II visited Scotland in the 1980's and experienced hoped that he would visit the lone Catholic Shrine in the united states however were rewarded single by having a "fly-past" by his whirlybird.

It has the football club Motherwell F.C., which was established in 1886. Called a "Steelmen" because of the history of steel making in the area it is presently managed by previous England international Terry Butcher. Butcher processed his range in Scotland when swimming for Rangers Football Club.

One of a town's virtually all easily-known "sons" is James Keir Hardie (1856 - 1915) who was natural two or three miles outside of Motherwell & is one of a founders of the modern Labour Party.

The Right Honorable Dr. John Reid , who has been a Parliamentarian for Motherwell North (now renamed hamilton North & Bellshill) since 1987, is from one of a encompassing villages of Motherwell. A Motherwell and Wishaw constituency is represented in Parliament by Frank Roy MP who was polemically revealed to use at times been a member of what is perceived as a sectarian organisation known as the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He has declared that he there are no elongated associates by owning such organisations.

Nearby Towns: Hamilton Airdrie Wishaw

Motherwell District

Motherwell Zone 1975-96

From either 1975 Motherwell lent its title to the local government territory in a Strathclyde Region of Scotland. Within 1996 administrative functions were taken on top a North Lanarkshire unitary council. (Look at: Subdivisions of Scotland)