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Wattston is a village on the B803, west of Greengairs in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.[2] Between them Wattston and Greengairs have about 1,190 residents.[3] It is around 4 km south of Cumbernauld, and 4 km north of Airdrie. Other places nearby include Caldercruix, Longriggend, Riggend and Slamannan.

Wattston

Wattston from Stanrigg Memorial Park
Wattston
Location within North Lanarkshire
Population560 (mid-2020 est.)[1]
Council area
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CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
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There is still open cast mining in this former mining village.[4] The village was badly affected by the Stanrigg Mining Disaster[5] where, in July 1918, a collapse led to the deaths of 19 local mine workers.[6]

The 98th corps of the Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers was headquartered at Wattston.[7]


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References


  1. "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. "OS 25 inch, 1892-1905". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. "Estimated population of localities by broad age groups, mid-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  4. Lewis, Samuel (1851). A topographical dictionary of Scotland, comprising the several counties, islands, cities, burgh and market towns, parishes, and principal villages, with historical and statistical descriptions: embellished with engravings of the seals and arms of the different burghs and universities. London: S. Lewis and co. p. 589. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. "OS 25 inch, 1892-1905". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. "Stanrigg 9th July 1918". Scottish Mining Website. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  7. Grierson, James Moncrieff, Sir (1909). Records of the Scottish volunteer force, 1859-1908. Edinburgh: W. Blackwood and sons. Retrieved 3 January 2018.


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