Branchton
Branchton is a railway stop in Inverclyde, Scotland. Branchton is situated nearby to the school Inverclyde Academy, as well as near Inverclyde Royal Hospital.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Branchton railway station and Inverclyde Royal Hospital.
Branchton railway station
Railway station
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Branchton railway station is a railway station in Scotland opened in 1967 under British Rail located in the south-west of the town of Greenock, beside the area called Branchton.
Inverclyde Royal Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverclyde Royal Hospital is a district general hospital in Greenock which serves a population area of 125,000 consisting of Inverclyde, Largs, Isle of Bute and Cowal Peninsula. Inverclyde Royal Hospital is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Branchton.
Ravenscraig Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ravenscraig Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland. The stadium is primarily set up for athletics, with a running track, but it is also the traditional home of Greenock Juniors Football Club. Ravenscraig Stadium is situated 1,900 feet west of Branchton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Branchton and Braeside.
Branchton
Suburb
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Branchton is an area of the town of Greenock, in Inverclyde, Scotland. Tenements used to dominate the area, which acquired a reputation as socially disadvantaged, but a recent cash injection means that the area is being redeveloped with new housing and community projects. Branchton railway station is on the Wemyss Bay to Glasgow Central line.
Braeside
Suburb
Braeside is a neighbourhood situated on the far west side of Greenock, in Inverclyde, Scotland. It has one primary schools in its vicinity, Aileymill, a high school Inverclyde Academy and used to have a special needs school for handicapped children, Glenburn…
Branchton
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Inverclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.94042° or 55° 56′ 26″ northLongitude
-4.80406° or 4° 48′ 15″ westOpen location code
9C7QW5RW+59OpenStreetMap ID
node 6071556355OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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