Westfield, Cumbernauld

Coordinates: 55°56′12″N 4°02′30″W / 55.93667°N 4.04167°W / 55.93667; -4.04167 Westfield is an area of the town of Cumbernauld in Scotland. Westfield is a popular residential area originally built by Cumbernauld Development Corporation in the late 1970s / early 1980s (construction began 1975). It is located near the village of Condorrat and Broadwood Stadium, home of Clyde FC. Historically, there were two local primary schools, St Francis of Assisi Primary School and Westfield Primary School. St. Francis of Assisi Primary School closed in 2009 and the site has been re-developed by North Lanarkshire Council with new, high quality social housing available to rent. The new street is named Netherinch Way. Westfield also has other modern, private developments for example a new Bellway Housing development sits near Broadwood stadium along with a neighboring housing development. Westfield has a selection of frequent bus services to Airdrie (Monklands), Cumbernauld Town Centre, Glasgow, Kilsyth & Kirkintilloch with busses operated by David Allan Coaches, First Group & McGills.

Westfield is located with good access to the M80 and M73, which provides links to Glasgow, Falkirk, Stirling and Edinburgh.

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The geographic coordinates are from the Ordnance Survey.

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