Blackwood, Cumbernauld

Infobox UK place
official_name = Blackwood
gaelic_name =
country = Scotland
population = 1,470 (as of 2000)
GridReference = NS721740
latitude = 55.943
longitude = -4.049
post_town = GLASGOW
postcode_area = G
postcode_district = G68
dial_code = 01236
constituency_westminster = Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
constituency_westminster1 = Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
civil_parish =
unitary_scotland = North Lanarkshire
lieutenancy_scotland = Lanarkshire
constituency_scottish_parliament=

Blackwood is an area in Cumbernauld, a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The first parts were constructed in approximately 1995. It is located west of Cumbernauld, on the road to Kirkintilloch.

In a survey in 2000, it was the largest new settlement in Scotland that had not been recognised as a locality in 1991. At the time of the survey, it had a population of 1,470. [cite web | url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/geography/scosett/results/comparison-with-1991-localities.html | title=Scottish Settlements Urban and Rural Areas in Scotland | year=2001 | accessdate=2008-04-06 | publisher=General Register Office for Scotland ]

Blackwood is near to Broadwood Stadium, which opened in 1994 and is the home of Clyde Football Club, and the man-made loch, Broadwood Loch.

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