Caldercruix

Caldercruix
Scottish Gaelic: Cròcan Chaladair
Scots: Cauldercruixcode: sco is deprecated
Caldercruix is located in North Lanarkshire Caldercruix  Caldercruix shown within North Lanarkshire
OS grid reference	NS8268
Council area	North Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	AIRDRIE
Postcode district	ML6
Dialling code	01236
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Airdrie and Shotts
Scottish Parliament	Airdrie and Shotts
List of places UK Scotland

Caldercruix /ˌkɔːldərˈkrʊks/ is a semi-rural village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.The nearest major town is Airdrie, 5 miles (8 km) to the west. The village is about 17 miles (27 km) east of Glasgow and west of Edinburgh. Caldercruix developed in the 19th century as the papermaking and mining industries grew. The village is situated by the North Calder Water and takes its name from the bends or crooks (cruiks) in the river.

The local Church of Scotland congregation is the Caldercruix and Longriggend Parish Church.

Railway

Caldercruix railway station was built in 1863, on the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway. The line closed to passengers in January 1956, and reopened in December 2010 as the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link, although the opening of Caldercruix station itself (alongside Drumgelloch and Armadale) was delayed until February 2011 due to bad weather conditions. Trains run east to Bathgate and Edinburgh Waverley, and west to Airdrie and Glasgow Queen Street (usually continuing to Dalmuir and Helensburgh Central).

External links

• Airdrie Museum
• Caldercruix Community Centre
• Caldercruix and Longriggend Parish Church
• Monklands Online: The Story of Caldercruix