Cleland is a village near Motherwell and Wishaw in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. As of 2018, it has a population of about 3,000. The village has a strong coal mining heritage, and is a typical example of a working class village in North Lanarkshire and the Glasgow area. Due to its location, despite being at the heart of North Lanarkshire, the village is isolated, geographically and culturally, from surrounding towns such as Motherwell, Shotts and Wishaw. Geography The village is about 30 miles from Edinburgh and 16 miles from Glasgow by train. Geographically, the village of Cleland is roughly bounded by the junction of Cleland Road and Chapleknowe road (B7029) to the west, the junction of Biggar Road and the B7033 Newhouse to the North, the junction of Bellside Road and Carlisle Road (A73) to the East and the junction of Swinstie road and Wishaw high road to the south. Present The modern village consists of three main areas: Centre Parkside: hill area located next to the main area of Cleland. Windyedge is a new housing scheme in Parkside Bellside: from Cleland railway station out towards A73 dual carriageway. New housing developments include Captain's Walk and Bellside Brae Both the Glen Noble and the Calder Mains area more recent housing developments adjacent to the Main Street. Cleland falls under Murdostoun Community Policing Team. The centre of Cleland has a collection of retail shops, presently including branches of Londis and Scotmid. There is also a butcher, barbers and take aways and there is also a library. There are three churches, Saint Mary's Roman Catholic, the Church of Scotland, and Cleland Baptist Church. Delaney's bar (formally Kelly’s Bar) is the home of local supporters of Celtic, and there is a further public house in Bellside. Schools Cleland is served by two primary schools. St. Mary's is the larger of the two schools with a roll of around 140 (excluding nursery), compared with Cleland Primary's roll of around 90. St Mary's Primary School also includes the nursery which is non-denominational. The two secondary schools which serve the community are Taylor High School in New Stevenston, and Coltness High School near Wishaw. Transport Cleland is situated in close proximity to the M8 motorway, offering road connections to Glasgow and Edinburgh, between and beyond. It is from the M74 motorway, offering road connections to England and the M6 motorway. Cleland railway station is situated on Bellside