Blackwood, Cumbernauld

Blackwood
Blackwood and the Campsies from Broadwood Loch (2009)
Blackwood Location within North Lanarkshire
Population	1,470 (as of 2000 [update] )
OS grid reference	NS721740
Council area	North Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G68
Dialling code	01236
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Scottish Parliament	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
List of places UK Scotland 55°56′35″N4°02′56″W / 55.943°N 4.049°W / 55.943; -4.049

Blackwood is an area in Cumbernauld, a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Located north of Westfield and towards Kirkintilloch, construction of Blackwood first began in the early 1990s and is home to several housing estates, as well as a man-made reservoir (Broadwood Loch) and Broadwood Stadium, the former home of Clyde F.C. from 1994 to 2022. In the 2001 census, Blackwood had a population of 1,470 and was revealed to be the largest new settlement in Scotland that had not been recognised as a locality in the previous census in 1991. Housing construction in the area continued throughout the 1990s and 2000s. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Blackwood from the air. Mollins Road is obscured by the cloud at the bottom of the photograph (2017)

References

1. "Scottish Settlements Urban and Rural Areas in Scotland". General Register Office for Scotland. 2001. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
2. "New council houses open in Blackwood". Cumbernauld News. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
3. "Blackwood". Scottish Places. Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 10 February 2018.