Caldercruix

Caldercruix
Scottish Gaelic: Cròcan Chaladair
Scots: Cauldercruix
Caldercruix Caldercruix shown within North Lanarkshire
Population	2,490
OS grid reference	NS8268
Council area	North Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	AIRDRIE
Postcode district	ML6
Dialling code	01236
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Airdrie and Shotts
Scottish Parliament	Airdrie and Shotts
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Coordinates: 55°53′N 3°53′W / 55.89°N 03.88°W / 55.89; -03.88

Caldercruix /ˌkɔːldərˈkrʊks/ is a semi-rural village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The nearest major town is Airdrie, 5 miles (8 km) to the west. The village is about 17 miles (27 km) east of Glasgow and 30 miles (50 km) west of Edinburgh. Caldercruix developed in the 19th century as the papermaking and mining industries grew. The village is situated by the North Calder Water and takes its name from the bends or crooks (cruiks) in the river.

The local Church of Scotland congregation is the Caldercruix and Longriggend Parish Church.

Railway

Caldercruix railway station was built in 1863, on the Bathgate and Coatbridge Railway. The line closed to passengers in January 1956, and reopened in December 2010 as the Airdrie-Bathgate Rail Link, although the opening of Caldercruix station itself (alongside Drumgelloch and Armadale) was delayed until February 2011 due to bad weather conditions. Trains run east to Bathgate and Edinburgh Waverley, and west to Airdrie and Glasgow Queen Street (usually continuing to Dalmuir and Helensburgh Central).

Local Orange Heritage

There are two Orange Lodges established in Caldercruix: Caldercruix Truth Defenders Loyal Orange Lodge No. 70, and Caldercruix Daughters of William Ladies Loyal Orange Lodge No. 198.

Loyal Orange Lodge 70 held its inaugural meeting in Airdrie Orange Hall on 6 March 1950. The Lodge subsequently moved its meetings to Caldercruix (using the Masonic Hall), then to Gowanbrae (using the Orange Hall), until the Gowanbrae venue was destroyed in an accidental fire. Meetings are currently held in Airdrie Orange Hall on the last Wednesday of the month at 7:30pm. The Lodge once invited the Dunloy flute band to lead it, making it one of first Airdrie-area Lodges to invite an Ulster band to lead them.

Both Caldercruix lodges are currently accompanied by Caldercruix Defenders Flute Band, which has been established in the village for four decades. The band practices every Tuesday evening between 7pm and 9pm in Caldercruix Community Centre.

External links

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Settlements in North Lanarkshire

Principal towns (over 10,000)	Airdrie Bellshill Coatbridge Cumbernauld Kilsyth Motherwell Wishaw

Small towns, villages, and hamlets	Allanton Auchinloch Annathill Banton Bargeddie Birkenshaw Bogside Bonkle Cardowan Calderbank Caldercruix Carfin Carnbroe Castlecary Chapelhall Chryston Cleland Croy Dullatur Forrestfield Garrion Bridge Garnkirk Gartcosh Glenboig Glenmavis Greengairs Harthill Holytown Kelvinhead Longriggend Millerston Mollinsburn Moodiesburn Morningside Mossend Muirhead Newarthill Newhouse Newmains New Stevenston Overtown Plains Queenzieburn Ravenscraig Riggend Salsburgh Shotts Stand Stepps Tannochside Viewpark

Places of interest	Airdrie Public Observatory Bedlay Castle Carfin Grotto Clyde Valley Colzium Dalzell House Dalziel Park Drumpellier Duncarron Greenlink Cycle Path M&D's Newhouse Research Site North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility Summerlee, Museum of Scottish Industrial Life Strathclyde Country Park

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 143142247

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