Glenboig | |
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Location within North Lanarkshire | |
Population | 2,990 (2022)[1] |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | COATBRIDGE |
Postcode district | ML5 2 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
Glenboig (Scottish Gaelic: An Gleann Bhog) is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland lying north of Coatbridge and to the south east of Kirkintilloch and is approximately ten miles (sixteen kilometres) from Glasgow City Centre.[2] According to a 2022 estimate, the population of Glenboig was 2,990.[3]
Historically the settlement formed the south eastern extremity of the ancient Gaelic province of the Lennox (Scottish Gaelic: An Leamhnachd) which lay roughly within the former county of Dunbartonshire.[4] The etymology of the name is uncertain but may mean "boggy or soft glen".[5] Some online maps refer to the area as Marnock but locals call the area Glenboig.[6]
Glenboig's main industry was fireclay and Glenboig's name was known across the world.[7]
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