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| official_name = Blackwood
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| population = 1,470
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'''Blackwood''' is an area in [[Cumbernauld]], a town in [[North Lanarkshire]], [[Scotland]]. The first parts were constructed in approximately 1995. It is located west of Cumbernauld, on the road to [[Kirkintilloch]].
'''Blackwood''' is an area in [[Cumbernauld]], a town in [[North Lanarkshire]], [[Scotland]].


Located north of [[Westfield, Cumbernauld|Westfield]] and towards [[Kirkintilloch]], construction of Blackwood first began in the early 1990s and is home to several housing estates, as well as a man-made reservoir (Broadwood Loch) and [[Broadwood Stadium]], the former home of [[Clyde F.C.]] from 1994 to 2022.
In a survey in 2000, it was the largest new settlement in Scotland that had not been recognised as a locality in 1991. At the time of the survey, it had a population of 1,470.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/geography/scosett/results/comparison-with-1991-localities.html | title=Scottish Settlements Urban and Rural Areas in Scotland | year=2001 | accessdate=2008-04-06 | publisher=General Register Office for Scotland }}</ref>
In the 2001 census, Blackwood had a population of 1,470 and was revealed to be the largest new settlement in Scotland that had not been recognised as a locality in the previous census in 1991. Housing construction in the area continued throughout the 1990s and 2000s.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/geography/scosett/results/comparison-with-1991-localities.html | title=Scottish Settlements Urban and Rural Areas in Scotland | year=2001 | accessdate=2008-04-06 | publisher=General Register Office for Scotland | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101130347/http://gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/geography/scosett/results/comparison-with-1991-localities.html | archivedate=2011-01-01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New council houses open in Blackwood|url=https://www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk/news/politics/new-council-houses-open-in-blackwood-1-4740203|accessdate=19 May 2018|agency=Cumbernauld News|date=16 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Blackwood|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst92059.html|website=Scottish Places|publisher=Gazetteer for Scotland|accessdate=10 February 2018}}</ref>

There have been 23 reported sightings of Lord Lucan in Blackwood since 2009.

Blackwood is near to [[Broadwood Stadium]], which opened in 1994 and is the home of [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde Football Club]], and the man-made [[loch]], Broadwood Loch.

In the Winter of 2015, North Lanarkshire Council probed the groundwater of Blackwood and the surrounding area following reports of a pinkish, highly acidic substance having made its way into the water table. Further investigation revealed that Ghostbusters 2 villain 'Vigo the Carpathian' has moved into the area, and shortly plans to exit his otherworldly prison painting, destroying all life in the process.

Blackwood is also home to the notorious Star Wars character 'Watto' from the prequel film ''The Phantom Menace''. Portrayed by comedic actor Jerry Stiller, Watto lives a quiet life with his wife and two dogs.


[[File:Cumbernauld from the air (geograph 5308142).jpg|thumb|center|upright=4|Blackwood from the air. [[Mollinsburn|Mollins Road]] is obscured by the cloud at the bottom of the photograph (2017)]]


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Blackwood and the Campsies from Broadwood Loch from 2009
Blackwood and the Campsies from Broadwood Loch (2009)
Blackwood is located in North Lanarkshire
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Location within North Lanarkshire
Population1,470 (as of 2000)
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CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG68
Dialling code01236
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55°56′35″N 4°02′56″W / 55.943°N 4.049°W / 55.943; -4.049

Blackwood is an area in Cumbernauld, a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Located north of Westfield and towards Kirkintilloch, construction of Blackwood first began in the early 1990s and is home to several housing estates, as well as a man-made reservoir (Broadwood Loch) and Broadwood Stadium, the former home of Clyde F.C. from 1994 to 2022. In the 2001 census, Blackwood had a population of 1,470 and was revealed to be the largest new settlement in Scotland that had not been recognised as a locality in the previous census in 1991. Housing construction in the area continued throughout the 1990s and 2000s.[1][2][3]

Blackwood from the air. Mollins Road is obscured by the cloud at the bottom of the photograph (2017)

References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Settlements Urban and Rural Areas in Scotland". General Register Office for Scotland. 2001. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
  2. ^ "New council houses open in Blackwood". Cumbernauld News. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Blackwood". Scottish Places. Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 10 February 2018.


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