Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Bargeddie is a small town in North Lanarkshire , Scotland , located east of the junction of the M73 and M8 motorways , situated 2 miles ( 3 km ) west of Coatbridge town center .
Simplified: Bargeddie ( Bar-G ) is a village in North Lanarkshire , Scotland , just outside the suburban fringe of Glasgow , 8 miles east of the city center , and close to the junction of the M73 and M8 motorways . The nearest major town is Coatbridge , to the east .