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Header: [Page] 30 Co. Lanark Dalziel Parish: Description of Motherwell continued from page 29:-
number of houses and shops are at present being erected. It has very extensive railway communiation as the Clydesdale Junction, and the Wishaw & Coltness Scectionof the Caledonian Railway, and the Lesmahagow (minerals) railway here form a junction. The origin of the name Motherwell is said to be derived from a well about 1/2 a mile to the south west of the village, in Hamilton Parish dedicated to the Virgin Mary and called the Lady Well.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 21 - Parish of Dalziel, OS1/21/21
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Dalziel.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Lanark, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.