Glenboig

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Glenboig

Total population

2,990

Coordinates55.89°, -4.05°

Demographic figures from UK Office for National Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Glenboig is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland lying north of Coatbridge and to the south east of Kirkintilloch and is approximately ten miles from Glasgow City Centre. According to a 2020 estimate, the population of Glenboig was 2,990.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

James Black

Scottish doctor and pharmacologist (1924–2010)

Malky Mackay

Scottish association football player and manager (born 1972)

Matt Busby

Scottish football player and manager (1909-1994)

Robin Cook

British Labour Party politician (1946-2005)

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Phil O'Donnell

Scottish association football player (1972-2007)

Ally McCoist

Scottish association football player and manager (born 1962)

John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan

British politician (born 1947)

Graeme Smith

Scottish association football player, born 1982

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John Rankin

Scottish footballer (born 1983)

Lee McCulloch

Scottish association football manager (born 1978)

Catherine Stihler

Scottish politician, member of the European Parliament 1999-2019

Gregory Clark

British economic historian

Jimmy Johnstone

Scottish footballer (1944-2006)

Sheena Easton

Scottish singer (born 1959)

David Clarkson

Scottish footballer (born 1985)

Billy McNeill

Scottish footballer and manager (1940-2019)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Scotland

• Caldercruix
  6.1 mi away
• Castlecary
  7.1 mi away
• Allandale
  8 mi away · pop. 289
• Braeface
  8.2 mi away
• Binniehill
  8.6 mi away
• North Blochairn
  9.9 mi away
• Millhall
  13.8 mi away
• Netherplace
  14.8 mi away
• Seafield
  17.7 mi away
• Benview
  20.3 mi away
• Shiresmill
  21 mi away
• Mannerston Holdings
  21.3 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Glenboig

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Black Vine Weevil

Otiorhynchus sulcatus

Seen 2026-09-17

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Seen 2026-09-16

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Seen 2026-09-16

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Seen 2026-09-16

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Seen 2026-09-16

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Swift

Apus apus

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers