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Description: The Monklands is the area covering the North Lanarkshire towns of Airdrie and Coatbridge, as well as the surrounding ... more

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Newest Review: ... there is far more to the area than the political scandals - thankfully. Sport and Leisure - There are two senior football clubs in the district. Airdrie is home of Airdrieonians FC, who have sampled varying degrees of success over the years, but are now unfo rtunately in financial trouble from which they may ... more

... never recover. The other team is the Coatbridge based Albion Rovers - possibly best known through the years as being the WORST team in Scotland! Other notable sporting clubs include Drumpellier Cricket Club, and the Waysiders Rugby Club. Monklands is also...more

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Monklands in General: My home town :) (1172 words)
by - written on 25/10/00
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Monklands? "What's that?" I hear you ask. Well it is my home area, so please do forgive me if I waffle on a bit when talking about it. The Monklands district lies to the east side of Glasgow, bordering the east end of the city. To the north is the town of Cumbernauld and to the south are the towns of Motherwell and Hamilton. The area known as the Monklands comprises of the industrial towns of Airdrie and Coatbridge (which was the tenth largest town in Scotland at the turn of the century), and a number of small villages. The total landmass of the area is around 64 square miles, and includes a large section of rural North Lanarkshire. Coatbridge ... Read the complete review

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