Caldercruix

Caldercruix
Caldercruix is located in North Lanarkshire
Caldercruix
Caldercruix
Location within North Lanarkshire
Population2,610 (2020)[1]
OS grid referenceNS8268
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAIRDRIE
Postcode districtML6
Dialling code01236
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55°53′N 3°53′W / 55.89°N 03.88°W / 55.89; -03.88

Caldercruix /ˌkɔːldərˈkruks/ is a semi-rural village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The nearest major town is Airdrie, 4 miles (6 kilometres) to the west. It has a population of about 2,440.[2] The village is about 20 miles (30 kilometres) east of Glasgow and 32 miles (51 kilometres) west of Edinburgh.

The local Church of Scotland congregation is the Caldercruix and Longriggend Parish Church and the local Roman Catholic Church is Saint Mary's located on Glen Road.

The village is home to an active community council.[3] There is a combined primary school (Glengowan/St. Mary's Primary School) which serves the village and surrounding rural area.[4]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Estimated population of localities by broad age groups, mid-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Caldercruix Community Council". Caldercruix Community Council. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Glengowan/St. Mary's Primary School". Culture NL. Archived from the original on 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.

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