Wishaw is situated on the mouth of the Clyde Valley, 15 miles south-east of Glasgow. The town has long lived under the influence of its bigger and popularly known neighbor Motherwell. The town itself is not too old, but the colony in the area sets back to the 12th century with the institution of a Kirk committed to St. Nethan by a bend in the Clyde. This became known as Cambusnethan, and was in use as a church up till the reclamation.
The location remains as a disturbed burial ground, including an impressive burial chamber to Lord Belhaven, although the church was demolished long back. The village itself was laid out in 1794, under the name Cambusnethan, and afterward renamed Wishawtown. On September 4, 1855, the town was integrated with the villages of Coltness and Stewarton to form the Burgh of Wishaw, with a population of more or less 5,000 people.
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