Cumbernauld

British

/ ˌkʌmbəˈnɔːld /

noun

a town in central Scotland, in North Lanarkshire, northeast of Glasgow: developed as a new town since 1956. Pop: 49 664 (2001)

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Services from the smaller low-level station, which runs services to Balloch and Milngavie in the west and Motherwell and Cumbernauld to the east, resumed last Wednesday.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

AG Barr was set up in Falkirk in 1875, with the soft drink manufacturer now based in Cumbernauld.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

Sutherland, from Cumbernauld, had previously been on bail, but was remanded in custody as the case was adjourned for pre-sentencing reports.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

Brooke Paterson, 19, was injured while playing for Linlithgow Rose away at Cumbernauld United in North Lanarkshire on Sunday.

From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025

These traverse the Highland schists between Loch Long and Loch Lomond, the Old Red Sandstone area between Alexandria and the Blane Valley, and the Carboniferous tract near Cumbernauld.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various

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