Shotts 3035431 224665505 2008-07-09T21:45:40Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{distinguish|Shots}} '''Shotts''' is a [[town]] in [[North Lanarkshire]], [[Scotland]]. As of the 2001 [[census]], the population was 8,235. [http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/browser/profile.jsp?profile=Population&mainArea=shotts&mainLevel=Locality] It was reputedly named after the [[legendary]] [[giant (mythology)|giant]] "[[Bertram de Shotts]]". Shotts was known for its mining. In the 1960s there were 22 coal mines in Shotts, but all are now closed. Today, Shotts has a [[Shotts railway station|railway station]] on the [[Shotts Line]], between [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow Central]] and [[Edinburgh Waverley railway station|Edinburgh Waverley]] and is one mile from the [[M8 motorway]] halfway between [[Glasgow]] and [[Edinburgh]], so it is popular as a [[commuter town|dormitory town]]. The nearest major airport to Shotts is at [[Edinburgh]], 24mi/38km away. Shotts is the home of the former [[World Pipe Band Championships|world champion]] [[pipe band]], the House of Edgar [[Shotts and Dykehead Pipe Band]]. Shotts also has a high security, long term, prision which is located between Dykehead and a neighbouring town Salsburgh, it is also situated on the same road as Hartwood ==Groups in Shotts== *'''[http://www.spyg.org/ St Patricks Youth Group - SPYG.org]''' *''[http://www.shottsoperagroup.org.uk/ St. Patricks Amateur Opera Group]'' ==Areas of Shotts== *Dykehead *Stane *Springhill *Torbothie ==Schools Within Shotts== *Stane Primary (Stane) *Dykehead Primary (Dykehead) *St Patricks Primary (Dykehead) *Calderhead High School (Dykehead)(However pupils come from neighbouring towns as well as Shotts) ==Nearby Villages/Towns== *Allanton *[[Hartwood]] *[[Harthill]] *Salsburgh ==External links== * [http://www.shottshistorygroup.co.uk/ Shotts History Group ]<br /> * [http://www.monklands.co.uk/shotts/ A brief history of Shotts ]<br /> * [http://www.shottsthistle.co.uk/ Shotts Thistle AFC ]<br /> '''[http://www.spyg.org/ St Patricks Youth Group - SPYG.org]''' <br /> {{coor title dm|55|50|N|3|51|W|region:GB_type:city}} [[Category:Towns in North Lanarkshire]] {{NorthLanarkshire-geo-stub}}