Wishaw, a thriving town of Lanarkshire, miles ESE. of Motherwell and 15 of Glasgow. Founded in 1794, it was constituted a police-burgh in 1855, and since 1874 has comprised also the villages of Cambusnethan (Lockhart's birthplace) and Craigneuk. Coal-mining is the staple industry, and there are also ironworks. Pop. (1881) 13,112; (1891) 15,252.
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