Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Motherwell within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Motherwell, town (police burgh), Dalziel and Hamilton pars., Lanarkshire, near South Calder Water, 2½ miles NE. of Hamilton and 12½ miles SE. of Glasgow by rail, pop. 12,904; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks; has extensive iron and steel works. Many of the inhabitants are employed in coal-mining. The pop. has increased very rapidly, having been 726 in 1841, and 2925 in 1861.