Allanton, North Lanarkshire

Allanton is a village on the A71, in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.

Allanton
Allanton Location within North Lanarkshire
Population	1,180 [1] Mid-2012 estimate
OS grid reference	NS8557
Council area	North Lanarkshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SHOTTS
Postcode district	ML7
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Airdrie and Shotts
Scottish Parliament	Airdrie and Shotts

Allanton Colliery was the last colliery to be built and the first colliery to be taken over by the National Coal Board in 1951.

Allanton Primary school was opened in 1927 and a nursery school added in 1999.

Places nearby include Hartwood (1.3 miles/2.1 km), Newmains (2.3 miles/3.7 km), Shotts (2.8 miles/4.5 km) and Wishaw (4.4 miles/7.1 km).

Mainstreet Allanton

See also

• List of places in North Lanarkshire

References

1. "Estimated population of localities by broad age groups, mid-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2018.

• RLS Pathfinder Pack on the Coal Industry 1900 - 1950
• http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5751 Last accessed [10 March 2013]

External links

• SCRAN image of Surface layout, Kingshill No.1 Colliery, Allanton, Lanarkshire
• SCRAN image of Oblique aerial view of Loudounhill Sand and Gravel Pit, near Allanton, Lanarkshire
• The Stuarts of Allanton
• North Lanarkshire Council: Allanton Primary School and Nursery class
• Wishaw Press, June 2010, "Allanton Primary School's eco week"