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This article is about the town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. For other places of the same name, see Bellshill (disambiguation).
St Andrew's Church, Bellshill
St Andrew's Church, Bellshill

Bellshill is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, two miles north of Motherwell. North Lanarkshire ( Siorrachd Lannraig a Tuath in Gaelic) is one of 32 Council areas in Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Motherwell ( Tobar na Màthar in Gaelic) and ( Motherwill in local Scots - local people tend not to pronouce the 'e' in Motherwell is a large Town Since 1996, it has been situated in the Greater Glasgow metropolitan area. Greater Glasgow is the Conurbation that includes and surrounds the city of Glasgow in the west of Scotland. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The town has a population of 30,000 (2001). In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology A nationwide Census, commonly known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday 29 April 2001

The earliest record of settlement in the Bellshill area is a village called Belmill, recorded on a map by Timothy Pont published in 1654. Timothy Pont (c 1565 - 1614 was the first man to produce a detailed Map of Scotland. The village consisted of a row of quarry workers' houses owned by Mr. Bell, who owned a stone quarry to the south of Belmill. After the quarry closed, the village disappeared and a settlement developed nearby called Crossgates. About 1810, this new settlement took on the name Bellshill and continued to grow absorbing nearby villages such as Black Moss and Sykehead.

After the mid-1800s, large coal and iron deposits were discovered nearby and a number of mines opened, the first being the Thankerton mine. This rapidly increased the size of the town, even bringing in immigrants from abroad particularly Lithuania so much so it is sometimes referenced as little Lithuania. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the [[1]]

A number of railway stations were opened in the area, including Mossend, Fallside and Bell Cross. Mossend the site of a major Railway Freight terminal in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

In the 1870s, Bothwell Parochial Board built the two ward Bellshill Hospital. During World War I, the hospital specialised in infection diseases. In 1917, the hospital began to specialise as a maternity hospital, the first in the Lanarkshire area, with new dedicated maternity buildings being opened in 1958 and 1962. The hospital was also the first in the world to have an 'Obstetric Flying Squad'. An Obstetric Flying Squad is a form of medical retrieval team that is comprised of a Obstetrician, Anaesthetist, Midwife and other healthcare personnel The hospital was the birth place of many famous faces including politician Robin Cook. Robert Finlayson Cook (28 February 1946 &ndash 6 August 2005 better known as " Robin Cook " was a Politician in the British Labour footballer Ally McCoist and singer Sheena Easton. Alistair ' Ally' Murdoch McCoist, MBE (born September 24, 1962 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish Sheena Easton (born Sheena Shirley Orr on April 27, 1959) is a Scottish pop singer and theatre and television actress The hospital later closed down in 2001 and was demolished in 2003 to make way for new housing developments. According to a report by the Halifax Building Society, in the first quarter of 2005 Bellshill was the UKs property hotspot with a 46% rise in house prices. This took the average property price to £105,698 (according to reports published April 2005).



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Etymology

Bellshill has an uncertain etymology. Some toponymists suggest the origin may be Celtic baile "town" with an unknown second element, while others suggest it is Old English hyll "hill" with an uncertain first element. The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic" a branch of the greater Indo-European Language family. The name was recorded as Balenhulle in 1278, suggesting a mixture of Old English and Celtic, but currently, there is no proper etymology. The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic" a branch of the greater Indo-European Language family.

Others point to the fact that it is on a hill, close to what was Mr Bell's Quarry.

Music

Bellshill is also known for its music, especially since the mid 1980s. Bands such as Soup Dragons, BMX Bandits and Teenage Fanclub put Bellshill on the map as an indie rock hot-spot in Scotland. The Soup Dragons were a Scottish Alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s named after a character in the 1970s children's TV BMX Bandits are a Scottish 1960s-influenced guitar pop band who have been making music from 1986 to the present day Teenage Fanclub are an acclaimed Scottish Alternative rock band from Bellshill. The scene - known as the Bellshill Sound or the Bellshill Beat - was celebrated by influential DJ John Peel in the BBC television series Sounds Of The Suburbs. John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio Bellshill continues to produce well respected and influential independent pop music, with members of current bands Mogwai and De Rosa hailing from the town. Mogwai are a Scottish rock group from Glasgow, Scotland. Formed by Stuart Braithwaite and Dominic Aitchison in 1995 De Rosa are a Scottish rock band from Bellshill. Sound De Rosa are noted for their use of indie rock guitar-based compositions

Notable people from Bellshill

Bellshill is home to Lanarkshire's maternity hospital and although the following people were born there, not all of them have lived in Bellshill. A high number of successful footballers have been born at Bellshill Maternity hospital.

In 1996, a television programme was made about the three world famous football managers who were born in Belshill - Matt Busby, Bill Shankly and Jock Stein. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) This programme featured interviews with several friends and former neighbours of each of the featured managers.

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Bryan Kirkwood is a Scottish television producer best known for producing the hit Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks. Brian John McClair (b December 8 1963, Bellshill, Scotland) is a former Scottish international football player who played as Gregory Clark (born 19 September, 1957 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a professor of economics at the Alistair ' Ally' Murdoch McCoist, MBE (born September 24, 1962 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish Stephen Smith, Steve Smith, or Steven Smith may refer to In sports: Steve Smith (Carolina Panthers, (b Dr John Reid (born 8 May 1947 is a British Politician who was formerly the Home Secretary and also filled several other cabinet positions including Sheena Easton (born Sheena Shirley Orr on April 27, 1959) is a Scottish pop singer and theatre and television actress Teenage Fanclub are an acclaimed Scottish Alternative rock band from Bellshill. Kenneth James "Kenny" Arthur (born 7 December 1978 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish professional footballer Robert Finlayson Cook (28 February 1946 &ndash 6 August 2005 better known as " Robin Cook " was a Politician in the British Labour Sir Alexander Matthew "Matt" Busby CBE KCSG (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994 was a Scottish football player and manager most noted Michael Henry Denness (born 1 December 1940, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a former Scottish Cricketer who played for BMX Bandits are a Scottish 1960s-influenced guitar pop band who have been making music from 1986 to the present day Henry Dyer (1848 - 1918 was a Scottish Engineer who contributed much to founding Western-style Technical education in Japan and Anglo-Japanese relations This article is about the Scottish football player For the Irish footballer see here. Thomas "Tom" Cowan (born August 28, 1969 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer who played as a William Chalmers (born 24 July 1907) was an Association football player and manager who is most well known for managing Italian side Juventus Craig Brown CBE (born July 1, 1940 in Hamilton South Lanarkshire) is a former Scottish professional football player Derek Ferguson (born 31 July 1967, in Hamilton) is a former Scottish footballer who is currently manager of Stranraer. Paul McGuigan (born September 19, 1963 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a filmmaker Tom McKean (b October 27 1963, Bellshill, North Lanarkshire) is a former Scottish Middle distance runner who won the William "Billy" McNeill MBE DUniv (born 2 March, 1940) is a former Scottish footballer and manager The Soup Dragons were a Scottish Alternative rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s named after a character in the 1970s children's TV Harry Stanley (c 1953 - 22 September 1999) was a painter and decorator who was fatally shot by police in controversial circumstances De Rosa are a Scottish rock band from Bellshill. Sound De Rosa are noted for their use of indie rock guitar-based compositions De Rosa are a Scottish rock band from Bellshill. Sound De Rosa are noted for their use of indie rock guitar-based compositions De Rosa are a Scottish rock band from Bellshill. Sound De Rosa are noted for their use of indie rock guitar-based compositions John McCusker is a Scottish Folk musician He was born in 1974 and began playing the Fiddle at the age 7 Malcolm George Mackay (born 19 February, 1972 in Bellshill) is a former professional Scottish footballer who played as a centre-back Peter Grant (born 30 August 1965 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a former footballer and was until October 2007 manager of Phillip "Phil" O'Donnell ( 25 March 1972 &ndash 29 December 2007) was a Scottish football player Frank McCarthy (* 26 August 1971) is a Scottish radio presenter and Disc jockey, broadcasting on BFBS Radio from October 1992 to date
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