Birkenshaw
Birkenshaw is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, to the east of Glasgow, and in proximity to Uddingston, Tannochside and Viewpark. Historically it is part of Lanarkshire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Birkenshaw, North Lanarkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Uddingston railway station and Baillieston railway station.
Uddingston railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Uddingston railway station serves the small town of Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. ScotRail provides passenger services to this station on the Argyle Line and Shotts Line.
Baillieston railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baillieston railway station is located in Caledonia Road on the southern boundary of the Baillieston area of Glasgow, Scotland, with the Broomhouse area on the other side of the tracks.
Uddingston Grammar School
School
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uddingston Grammar School is a mainstream state school in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is one of 17 secondary schools operated by South Lanarkshire Council.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broomhouse and Uddingston.
Broomhouse
Suburb
Photo: BJ Smur, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broomhouse is a residential area in Glasgow, Scotland. It is about six miles east of the city centre. Historically a small mining village and later the site of the Glasgow Zoo, in the early 21st century it grew substantially as an affluent commuter suburb.
Uddingston
Town
Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Uddingston is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the north side of the River Clyde, south-east of Glasgow city centre.
Viewpark
Town
Viewpark is an area in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Situated immediately north-east of Uddingston, Viewpark is two kilometres west of Bellshill. It has an estimated population of 13,916 in 2016, a figure which also includes the smaller adjoining neighbourhoods of Birkenshaw, Bellziehill, Calderbraes, Fallside and Tannochside under the Thorniewood ward of the local council.
Birkenshaw
- Category: locality
- Location: North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.83538° or 55° 50′ 7″ northLongitude
-4.0887° or 4° 5′ 19″ westElevation
190 feet (58 metres)Open location code
9C7QRWP6+5GOpenStreetMap ID
node 96121833OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Birkenshaw” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Birkenshaw”
- Dutch: “Birkenshaw”
- French: “Birkenshaw”
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Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Birkenshaw”. Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.