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Craigmarloch is a private residential area of the town of Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It was the last such area that the Cumbernauld Development Corporation (CDC) laid out and began to construct. The area is designed to be like a village, with features such as: a village green, a main street, focal points, gateways, water features and recreational and community facilities.

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was formerly (1975–96) one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland.The district was formed by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 from parts of the counties of Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire, namely:From Dunbartonshire:The burgh of CumbernauldPart of the district of Kirkintilloch and CumbernauldFrom Stirlingshire:The burgh of KilsythPart of the Central No.2 districtThe district was abolished in 1996 by the Local Government etc.