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| − | Wishaw, known as '' | + | Wishaw, known as ''Wishae'' in [[Scots]], is a postindustrial town in [[Lanarkshire]], [[Scotland]], developed on grid-pattern lines in the 19th century to service local iron works and coal mines. In 1996 an outbreak of food-poisoning in Lanarkshire which killed twenty people was traced to a butcher's shop in Wishaw. The town is represented in the Scottish parliament by [[Jack McConnell]]. |
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Revision as of 11:21, May 7, 2007
Wishaw, known as Wishae in Scots, is a postindustrial town in Lanarkshire, Scotland, developed on grid-pattern lines in the 19th century to service local iron works and coal mines. In 1996 an outbreak of food-poisoning in Lanarkshire which killed twenty people was traced to a butcher's shop in Wishaw. The town is represented in the Scottish parliament by Jack McConnell.