Caldercruix

Caldercruix
Scottish Gaelic: *Cròcan Chaladair*
Scots: *Cauldercruix*
Caldercruix Scottish Gaelic: Cròcan Chaladair; Scots: Cauldercruix;
	Caldercruix Location within North Lanarkshire
Population	2,610 (mid-2020 est.)
OS grid reference	NS8268
Council area	North Lanarkshire;
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	AIRDRIE
Postcode district	ML6
Dialling code	01236
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Airdrie and Shotts;
Scottish Parliament	Airdrie and Shotts;

Caldercruix /ˌkɔːldərˈkruks/ is a semi-rural village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The nearest major town is Airdrie, 4 miles (6 kilometres) to the west. It has a population of about 2,440. The village is about 20 miles (30 kilometres) east of Glasgow and 32 miles (51 kilometres) west of Edinburgh.

The local Church of Scotland congregation is the Caldercruix and Longriggend Parish Church and the local Roman Catholic Church is Saint Mary's located on Glen Road.

The village is home to an active community council. There is a combined primary school (Glengowan/St. Mary's Primary School) which serves the village and surrounding rural area.

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