New Stevenston
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New Stevenston is a small village situated outside Motherwell in North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. It borders onto the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains much of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also borders Stirling, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire, West Lothian and South Lanarkshire...

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Scotland
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Schools

The village is served by two primary schools: St.Patrick's Primary School & New Stevenston Primary School which share a joint campus incorporating New Stevenston Library.

Secondary education is provided at the denominational Taylor High School which is situated in the village and at the non-denominational Brannock High School
Brannock High School
Brannock High School is a non-denominational, co-educational comprehensive secondary school in Newarthill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is situated on Loanhead Road.-Headteacher and Management Team:The Headteacher is Mr Colquhoun...

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Newarthill
Newarthill is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, situated roughly three miles north-west of the town of Motherwell. It has a population of around 7,800. The Member of Parliament for the local area is Pamela Nash. The Member of the Scottish Parliament for the local area is Michael McMahon...

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Places of Worship

St. John Bosco's R.C. Church

New Stevenston Methodist Church

Wrangholm Kirk (Church of Scotland)

New Stevenston Assembly Hall

Lanarkshire Mosque is also on the boundary between New Stevenston and Mossend.
Services/Shopping

New Stevenston is well supplied with shops and services for a village its size. These include:

Co-operative Store (with ATM outside)

Lidl
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Londis
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New Stevenston Post Office

New Stevenston Community Centre

In addition there is also a Pharmacist, Butchers, Hairdressers, Florist, Cafe, Taxi Company and several Public Houses.
Transport Links

New Stevenston is served by Holytown railway station
Holytown railway station
Holytown railway station is a railway station serving both Holytown and New Stevenston in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is located on the Shotts Line, south east of towards and is also on the Argyle Line....

, offering services to Glasgow Central
Glasgow Central
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The village is also accessible by the A723 road, leading to places such as Motherwell and the M8 motorway
M8 motorway
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