Springhill

Springhill is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde on the eastern edge of the city, north of the areas of Baillieston and Garrowhill and west of Swinton.

Type: Suburb
Description: district in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Springhill, Glasgow”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Easterhouse railway station and Garrowhill railway station.

Easterhouse railway station

Railway station

Photo: Richard Sutcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Easterhouse railway station serves the Easterhouse area of Glasgow, Scotland. It was built by the North British Railway as part of their Coatbridge Branch and opened when the branch opened on 1 February 1871.

Garrowhill railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garrowhill railway station serves the Garrowhill and Barlanark areas of Glasgow, Scotland. The railway station is 4¾ miles east of Glasgow Queen Street railway station on the North Clyde Line and is managed by ScotRail.

St Bridget’s Roman Catholic Church, 15 Swinton Road, Glasgow

Church

Photo: WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garrowhill and Swinton.

Garrowhill

Suburb

Photo: BJ Smur, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garrowhill is a residential area within the wider Baillieston suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated approximately 7 miles east of the city centre.

Swinton

Suburb

Photo: BJ Smur, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Swinton is an eastern suburb of the Scottish city of Glasgow, north of the areas of Baillieston and Garrowhill and east of Springhill. It is now concurrent with the 19th century Easterhouse village.