Lenziemill Explained

55.9369°N -3.9859°WLenziemill is the site one of Cumbernauld's several industrial estates, built as satellite developments on the periphery of the Scottish town's residential areas.

Toponymy

The etymology of the name is uncertain but may distinguish the mill here in ancient Easter Lenzie[1] from a nearby flax mill at Pettycastle in Blairlinn in the parish of Old Monklands.[2]

History

Several other old maps show Lenzie Mill with various spellings including maps by William Forrest,[3] and John Thomson.[4] There used to be a corn mill which was powered by water from the Luggie.[5]

Modern Estate

There are several roads on the estate, several branching from Lenziemill Road which is 12 miles from Glasgow and 30 miles from Edinburgh.[6] Companies include Cube Glass Limited,[7] [8] R & S Plant Limited, Dow Waste Management,[9] Elite Print Services,[10] Suresafe Protection Limited,[11] [12] The Artificial Grass Company Scotland Ltd,[13] Thermashield Windows & Maintenance Limited,[14] and Bathroom And Tiles Direct Ltd.[15]

Near of the estate is a steep glen through Luggiebank Wood which is now a nature reserve managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust.[16] Lenziemill is split into West and East by Jane's Brae.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Watson. Thomas. Kirkintilloch, town and parish. 1894. J. Smith. Glasgow. 121. 13 October 2017.
  2. Book: Drummond. Peter, John. An analysis of toponyms and toponymic patterns in eight parishes of the upper Kelvin basin. 2014. Glasgow University. Glasgow. 241. 3 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Forrest's Map. NLS. 27 January 2018.
  4. Web site: John Thomson's Atlas of Scotland, 1832. NLS. Edinburgh : J. Thomson & Co., 1823. 3 February 2018.
  5. Web site: OS 25 inch map 1892-1949, with Bing opacity slider. National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. 12 October 2017.
  6. Web site: Streetlist. 3 February 2018.
  7. News: Gary’s passion clear to see. 3 February 2018. Cumbernauld News. 21 December 2017.
  8. Web site: Lenziemill. Endole Suite. 3 February 2018.
  9. Web site: West Lenziemill. Endole Suite. 3 February 2018.
  10. Web site: West Lenziemill. Endole Suite. 3 February 2018.
  11. News: Cumbernauld company Suresafe adds new unit . 6 July 2018 . The Scotsman . 6 July 2018.
  12. Web site: Lenziemill. Endole Suite. 3 February 2018.
  13. Web site: West Lenziemill. Endole Suite. 3 February 2018.
  14. Web site: Lenziemill. Endole Suite. 3 February 2018.
  15. Web site: Lenziemill. Endole Suite. 3 February 2018.
  16. Web site: Luggiebank Wood. Scottish Wildlife Trust. 6 August 2016.
  17. Web site: Lenziemill(Lenziemill Industrial Estate). The Gazetteer for Scotland. 27 January 2018.

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