Lenziemill
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Lenziemill 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{{cite book|last1=Watson|first1=Thomas|title=Kirkintilloch, town and parish|date=1894|publisher=J. Smith|location=Glasgow|page=121|url=https://archive.org/stream/kirkintillochtow00wats#page/120/mode/2up/search/easter|accessdate=13 October 2017}} from a nearby flax mill at Pettycastle{{Canmore |num=179769 |desc=Wester Blairlinn|access-date=2009-04-02}} in Blairlinn in the parish of Old Monklands.{{cite book|last1=Drummond|first1=Peter, John|title=An analysis of toponyms and toponymic patterns in eight parishes of the upper Kelvin basin|date=2014|publisher=Glasgow University|location=Glasgow|page=241|url=http://theses.gla.ac.uk/5270/1/2014DrummondPhD.pdf#page=242|accessdate=3 July 2017}}
History
File:Old weir on the Luggie - geograph.org.uk - 1739799.jpg
Several other old maps show Lenzie Mill with various spellings including maps by William Forrest,{{cite web|title=Forrest's Map|url=http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=14&lat=55.9363&lon=-3.9782&layers=119952600&b=1|website=NLS|accessdate=27 January 2018}} and John Thomson.{{cite web|title=John Thomson's Atlas of Scotland, 1832|url=http://maps.nls.uk/atlas/thomson/500.html|website=NLS|publisher=Edinburgh : J. Thomson & Co., 1823|accessdate=3 February 2018}} There used to be a corn mill which was powered by water from the Luggie.{{cite web|title=OS 25 inch map 1892-1949, with Bing opacity slider|url=http://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17&lat=55.9333&lon=-3.9953&layers=168&b=1|website=National Library of Scotland|publisher=Ordnance Survey|accessdate=12 October 2017}}
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.{{cite web|title=Streetlist|url=http://www.streetlist.co.uk/address/Lenziemill-Road-Cumbernauld-G67-2RL|accessdate=3 February 2018}} Companies include Cube Glass Limited,{{cite news|title=Gary’s passion clear to see|url=https://www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk/news/business/gary-s-passion-clear-to-see-1-4644897|accessdate=3 February 2018|agency=Cumbernauld News|date=21 December 2017}}{{cite web|title=Lenziemill|url=https://suite.endole.co.uk/explorer/postcode/g67-2xu|website=Endole Suite|accessdate=3 February 2018}} R & S Plant Limited, Dow Waste Management,{{cite web|title=West Lenziemill|url=https://suite.endole.co.uk/explorer/postcode/g67-2rl|website=Endole Suite|accessdate=3 February 2018}} Elite Print Services,{{cite web|title=West Lenziemill|url=https://suite.endole.co.uk/explorer/postcode/g67-2ud|website=Endole Suite|accessdate=3 February 2018}} Suresafe Protection Limited,{{cite news |title=Cumbernauld company Suresafe adds new unit |url=https://www.scotsman.com/business/companies/retail/cumbernauld-company-suresafe-adds-new-unit-1-4765120 |accessdate=6 July 2018 |agency=The Scotsman |date=6 July 2018}}{{cite web|title=Lenziemill|url=https://suite.endole.co.uk/explorer/postcode/g67-2ba|website=Endole Suite|accessdate=3 February 2018}} The Artificial Grass Company Scotland Ltd,{{cite web|title=West Lenziemill|url=https://suite.endole.co.uk/explorer/postcode/g67-2xx|website=Endole Suite|accessdate=3 February 2018}} Thermashield Windows & Maintenance Limited,{{cite web|title=Lenziemill|url=https://suite.endole.co.uk/explorer/postcode/g67-2bd|website=Endole Suite|accessdate=3 February 2018}} and Bathroom And Tiles Direct Ltd.{{cite web|title=Lenziemill|url=https://suite.endole.co.uk/explorer/postcode/g67-2ue|website=Endole Suite|accessdate=3 February 2018}}
Near of the estate is a steep glen through Luggiebank Wood which is now a nature reserve managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust.{{cite web|title=Luggiebank Wood|url=http://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/reserve/luggiebank-wood/#go-tabs-1|publisher=Scottish Wildlife Trust|accessdate=6 August 2016}}
Lenziemill is split into West and East by Jane's Brae.{{cite web|title=Lenziemill(Lenziemill Industrial Estate)|url=http://www.scottish-places.info/features/featurefirst16491.html|website=The Gazetteer for Scotland|accessdate=27 January 2018}}
References
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