page_title: Cleland, North Lanarkshire
section_title: Present
hierarchical_section_title: Cleland, North Lanarkshire / Present
caption_attribution_description: English: Cleland Viaduct
context_page_description: Cleland is a village near Motherwell and Wishaw in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. As of 2018, it has a population of about 3,000. The village has a strong coal mining heritage, and is a typical example of a working class village in North Lanarkshire and the Glasgow area. Due to its location, despite being at the heart of North Lanarkshire, the village is isolated, geographically and culturally, from surrounding towns such as Motherwell, Shotts and Wishaw.
context_section_description: The modern village consists of three main areas:
  Centre
  Parkside: hill area located next to the main area of Cleland. Windyedge is a new housing scheme in Parkside
  Bellside: from Cleland railway station out towards A73 dual carriageway. New housing developments include Captain's Walk and Bellside Brae
  Both the Glen Noble and the Calder Mains area recent housing developments adjacent to the Main Street. Cleland falls under Murdostoun Community Policing Team.
  The centre of Cleland has a collection of retail shops, presently including branches of Londis and Scotmid. There is also a butcher, a fruit and vegetable shop, a florist, a garage, some take aways and There is also a library.
  There are three churches, Saint Mary's Roman Catholic, the Church of Scotland, and Cleland Baptist Church.
  The Cleland Club is the former miners Working men's club, now used by the wider community. Kelly's bar is the home of local supporters of Celtic, and there are two further public houses.
caption: Cleland Viaduct
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