Muirhead, North Lanarkshire
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Muirhead
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The Main Street in Muirhead | |
Location within North Lanarkshire | |
Population | 1,390 [2] Mid-2012 estimate |
OS grid reference | NS67SE60 |
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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, award-winning butcher[4], 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.[5] Some old documents show Muirhead with various spellings including maps by for example William Forrest.[6]
Muirhead was little more than a hamlet before a new road was built just south of Chryston at the end of the 18th century.[7] Muirhead was formerly in the parish of Cadder.[8] Industries connected with Muirhead include coal and fire clay mining, brickmaking and distilling.[9] The New Statistical Account of 1845 reported 40 persons in 9 families at Muirhead.[10] Growth in the village followed the opening of the The Garnkirk and Glasgow Railway in 1831.[11] Following the First World War a cenotaph was built in 1923 at Muirhead.[12] A primary school, St. Barbara's[13] on Elmira Road, was opened in 1933.[14]
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.
- ^ "The pies have it for Muirhead butchers!". Kirkintilloch Herald. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Old County Maps". NLS. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Muirhead & Chryston". Monklands Memories. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Wilson, John Marius (1882). The gazetteer of Scotland. Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston. p. 65. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "Muirhead". Gazetteer of Scotland. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Society for the Benefit of the Sons and Daughters of the Clergy (1845). The new statistical account of Scotland. Edinburgh and London: W. Blackwood and Sons. p. 408. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ Kidd, Neil. "Chryston - 1861-1888". The Story of Chryston. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Local History". Chryston and Muirhead Business Community. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ "St. Barbara's Primary School Handbook". North Lanarkshire Council. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ Kidd, Neil. "Education". The Story of Chryston. Retrieved 24 February 2018.