Wishae

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Wishae

Main Street, Wishaw
Wishae is located in North Lanrikshire
Wishae
Wishae
Location within North Lanrikshire
Population30,510 Mid 2012 estimate
OS grid referenceNS795555
• Edinburgh44 mi (71 km)
• Lunnon389 mi (626 km)
Cooncil area
Lieutenancy area
KintraScotland
Sovereign stateUnitit Kinrick
Post tounWISHAW
Postcode destrictML2
Diallin code01698
PoliceScots
FireScots
AmbulanceScots
EU PairlamentScotland
UK Pairlament
Scots Pairlament
Leet o places
UK
Scotland
55°46′26″N 3°55′08″W / 55.7739°N 3.9189°W / 55.7739; -3.9189Coordinates: 55°46′26″N 3°55′08″W / 55.7739°N 3.9189°W / 55.7739; -3.9189

Wishae (Inglis: Wishaw, Scots Gaelic: Camas Neachdain) is a toun an umwhile burgh in North Lanrikshire, Scotland. It is on the edge o the River Clyde, 15 mile (24 km) sooth-east o Glesga.

The main auries o Wishaw are: Cambusnethan, Coltness, Craigneuk, Gowkthrapple, Dimsdale, Greenhead, Wishawhill, Netherton, Pather an Waterloo. There are twa adjoinin veelages, aften includit as pairt o the toun for administrative purposes: Overtown an Newmains.

Wishaw haes lang livit in the shadae o its bigger an better kent neighbour, Mitherwall, wi which it formit the joint lairge burgh in 1920, the Burgh o Mitherwell an Wishae, till its dissolution when Scottis local authorities wur restructurit in 1975.

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