Muirhead, North Lanarkshire
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Muirhead
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 The Main Street in Muirhead | |
  Muirhead Location within North Lanarkshire | |
| Population | 1,390 [2] Mid-2012 estimate |
| OS grid reference | NS67SE60 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G69 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Muirhead is a small town approximately 7 miles (11 km) North-East of Glasgow city centre. Nearby villages and towns include Chryston, Garnkirk, Gartcosh, Lenzie and Stepps.[3] Muirhead has a population of around 1,390. It is a commuter town to Glasgow with road links with the A80/M80 and frequent bus services the 36, x37, x39 and x3. Muirhead is located approximately two miles from Gartcosh, Lenzie and Stepps railway stations.
The suburb has a variety of shops including a Co-operative Food, newsagents, butcher, stationers and plenty of take-away food shops. Two bars which serve the area are the Muirhead Inn and The Crowwood.
The surrounding area has one high school and two primary schools.
A local development to the south of the village is Belhaven Park.
History
The name may be related to the nearby muirside.[4] Some old documents show Auchinloch with various spellings including maps by for example William Forrest.[5]
Muirhead was little more than a hamlet before a new road was built just south of Chryston at the end of the 18th century.[6] Industries connected with Muirhead include coal and fire clay mining, brickmaking and distilling.[7]
Notable residents include Celtic FC footballer Kieran Tierney.
References
- ^ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland
- ^ "Estimated population of localities by broad age groups, mid-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "OS 25 inch 1892-1949". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Drummond, Peter, John (2014). An analysis of toponyms and toponymic patterns in eight parishes of the upper Kelvin basin (PDF). Glasgow: Glasgow University. p. 418. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Old County Maps". NLS. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Muirhead & Chryston". Monklands Memories. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Muirhead". Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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