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149: 699: 133: 1127: 717: 24: 555:. The local authority-funded community centre, also on High Street, offers a range of activities from nursery care to computing classes. The library on Kirkhall Road offers a modern range of books and other media despite the distinctly 1970s exterior. Sports facilities are few and far between, with the existing pitches within school grounds long since closed to the general public. 1011: 520:, the town rises highest in the north east and slopes downward to the west. The higher land was the centre of initial settlement and holds most of the town's oldest and most significant buildings. Several modern housing estates have appeared on the outskirts and greenbelt areas of the village, rendering it less distinct from the surrounding conurbation. 156: 321: 492:, it has recently been discovered that historical mentions of Newarthill actually pre-date Harthill. One quoted, but unproven, derivation is the Gaelic Nuadh-Ard, meaning New Hill, with a tautological "hill" added in the English translation. 650:
Newarthill Bowling Club exists just off High Street and adjacent to Newarthill Primary School, however it remains a members-only facility. On Mosshall Street, there are several football pitches and an amateur boxing club.
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The local police station which previously lay near the centre of the village has been converted to houses. Fire brigade and hospital facilities have to be sought outwith Newarthill. The nearest hospitals are
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and other minerals, the original settlement of Newarthill occurred in the early to mid-nineteenth century. Originally thought to have been named after the larger and more northerly
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Leisure Centre which is located on the outskirts of nearby Motherwell Town Centre. The facilities available here include a family friendly swimming pool and a well equipped gym.
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There is also a local amateur football team, Newarthill Athletic AFC, who were founded in 2015. They follow a long list of teams from the area including Yett Farm Boys Club.
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and at Mosshall Street (where the boxing club is located). The village is, however, situated very close to several large sports facilities in the surrounding area, with
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254 and united 1 These services generally operate until 5pm. Service is limited on Sundays. There are several local taxi companies with varying levels of service.
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There is no town centre as such, with residents chiefly relying on the amenities provided by neighbouring places such as
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The town of Newarthill is roughly bounded by the Legbrannock Burn to the north, the railway line connecting
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The local schools are Newarthill Primary, St Teresa's Primary, Keir Hardie Memorial Primary and
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was completed in 2019, forming part of a wider residential development off the main road to
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The closest railway stations, depending on your position in Newarthill, are to be found at
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and beyond. These roads are well served by regular bus services by companies including
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Newarthill has few leisure facilities of note, excepting the facilities within
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which have a combined population of around 20,000 across the four localities.
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The Torrance Park golf course and leisure facility between Newarthill and
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and nominally linked to that village in documentation, but sharing a
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with Newarthill and being counted alongside it in some statistics.
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The main road in Newarthill, in the direction towards Motherwell
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Green light for more than 600 new homes at Torrance Park
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Newarthill is located in North Lanarkshire
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NS766606
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North Lanarkshire
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Lanarkshire
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Motherwell
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