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	Seafar Location within North Lanarkshire
OS grid reference	NS756748
Council area	North Lanarkshire;
Lieutenancy area	Dunbartonshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G67
Dialling code	01236
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East;
Scottish Parliament	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°57′00″N 3°59′35″W / 55.950°N 3.993°W

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Seafar is an area of the town of Cumbernauld. The original Seafar sand pit and farm were in the middle of what is now the A8011.^[1] Early in the new town's history Seafar was more distinct from Ravenswood and Muirhead than it now is possibly due to the building schedule and signage on paths.^[2] Recently Seafar is more dominant, perhaps because neither Ravenswood nor Muirhead appear on road signs.^[3]

Seafar is south of the M80 motorway and is bordered by Seafar wood, planted at the time of the construction of the town. The area was the second built in the new town of Cumbernauld, its many streets are named after famous Scottish artists and writers.^[4] St Mary's is its local Roman Catholic primary school. Seafar Primary School was demolished and replaced by sheltered housing in 2004. There is a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses next to St Mary's Primary school. The demolition of multistorey flats gave rise to a new housing development by Sanctuary Homes. Over a hundred new houses in Berryhill Road and Hume Road are due for completion in March 2018.^[5]

Seafar lies^[where?] between the Town Centre and the M80, adjacent to Ravenswood.

References

^ "OS 25 inch Map 1892-1949". zoomable map with Bing transparency overlay. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ Taylor, Jessica (2010). Cumbernauld: The Conception, Development and Realisation of a Post-war British New Town (PDF). Edinburgh: Edinburgh College of Art. p. 57. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
^ Colquhoun, Ian (2008). RIBA Book of British Housing 1900 to the present day (2 ed.). London etc: Elsevier. pp. 322–324. ISBN 978-0-7506-8254-1. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
^ "Seafar". The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
^ "Sanctuary starts to build on Seafar sites". Cumbernauld News. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

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[1] "OS 25 inch Map 1892-1949". zoomable map with Bing transparency overlay. National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[2] Taylor, Jessica (2010). Cumbernauld: The Conception, Development and Realisation of a Post-war British New Town (PDF). Edinburgh: Edinburgh College of Art. p. 57. Retrieved 25 February 2017.

[3] Colquhoun, Ian (2008). RIBA Book of British Housing 1900 to the present day (2 ed.). London etc: Elsevier. pp. 322–324. ISBN 978-0-7506-8254-1. Retrieved 25 October 2017.

[4] "Seafar". The Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 25 October 2017.

[5] "Sanctuary starts to build on Seafar sites". Cumbernauld News. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.

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+{{Infobox UK place
  |country = Scotland
  |official_name= Seafar
  |gaelic_name=
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-| population_ref = -3000(2001 census)
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- |latitude=55.77140
- |longitude=-4.19504
  |unitary_scotland= [[North Lanarkshire]]
- |lieutenancy_scotland= [[Lanarkshire]]
+ |lieutenancy_scotland= [[Dunbartonshire]]
- |constituency_westminster= [[Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (UK Parliament constituency)]]
+ |constituency_westminster= [[Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (UK Parliament constituency)|Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East]]
  |constituency_scottish_parliament= [[Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cumbernauld and Kilsyth]]
  |post_town= GLASGOW
+ |postcode_area= G
+ |postcode_district= G67
  |dial_code= 01236
+}}
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+'''Seafar''' is an area of the town of [[Cumbernauld]]. The original Seafar sand pit and farm were in the middle of what is now the A8011.<ref>{{cite web|title=OS 25 inch Map 1892-1949|url=http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=55.9435&lon=-3.9946&layers=168&b=1|website=zoomable map with Bing transparency overlay|publisher=National Library of Scotland|accessdate=10 October 2017}}</ref> Early in the new town's history Seafar was more distinct from [[Ravenswood, Cumbernauld|Ravenswood]] and Muirhead than it now is possibly due to the building schedule and signage on paths.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Taylor|first1=Jessica|title=Cumbernauld: The Conception, Development and Realisation of a Post-war British New Town|date=2010|publisher=Edinburgh College of Art|location=Edinburgh|page=57|url=https://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/bitstream/1842/8226/1/Taylor2010_FULL.pdf#59|accessdate=25 February 2017}}</ref> Recently Seafar is more dominant, perhaps because neither Ravenswood nor Muirhead appear on road signs.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Colquhoun|first1=Ian|title=RIBA Book of British Housing 1900 to the present day|date=2008|publisher=Elsevier|location=London etc|isbn=978-0-7506-8254-1|pages=322–324|edition=2|url=https://archive.org/stream/British_Housing#page/n335/mode/2up/search/ravenswood|accessdate=25 October 2017}}</ref>
-'''Seafar''' is an area of the town of [[Cumbernauld]].
-Seafar is north of the A80 trunk road and is boardered by Seafar wood, planted at the time of the construction of the town. The area was the second built in the new town of Cumbernauld and its many streets are named after the local farms that use to exist within the area. It has two local primary schools, St Mary's and Ravenswood Primary.
+Seafar is south of the [[M80 motorway]] and is bordered by Seafar wood, planted at the time of the construction of the town. The area was the second built in the new town of Cumbernauld,  its many streets are named after famous Scottish artists and writers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seafar|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst5234.html|website=The Gazetteer for Scotland|accessdate=25 October 2017}}</ref> St Mary's is its local Roman Catholic primary school. Seafar Primary School was demolished and replaced by sheltered housing in 2004. There is a Kingdom Hall of [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] next to St Mary's Primary school. The demolition of multistorey flats gave rise to a new housing development by Sanctuary Homes. Over a hundred new houses in Berryhill Road and Hume Road are due for completion in March 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sanctuary starts to build on Seafar sites|url=https://www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk/news/business/sanctuary-starts-to-build-on-seafar-sites-1-4673500|accessdate=27 January 2018|agency=Cumbernauld News|date=26 January 2018}}</ref>
+[[File:Cumbernauld from the air (geograph 4998799).jpg|thumb|center|upright=4|Seafar lies{{where?|date=August 2018}} between the [[Cumbernauld town centre|Town Centre]] and the [[M80 motorway|M80]], adjacent to [[Ravenswood, Cumbernauld|Ravenswood]].]]
-Added to that, there is a Kingdom Hall of [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] next to St Mary's Primary school and up the hill from one of Cumbernauld's five high schools, Our Lady's High school.
+==References==
+<references />
+{{Areas of Cumbernauld}}
+[[Category:Housing estates in Scotland]]
+[[Category:Areas of Cumbernauld]]
-There are also several shops that were originally built to meet the need of the local homes but have seen a steady decline with the growth of the 2 two supermarkets within [[Cumbernauld town centre]]: a large Tesco Extra store, and an ASDA Supercentre.
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