Broomhouse
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.Photo: BJ Smur, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: area in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Broomhouse, Glasgow”
Photo: BJ Smur, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Baillieston railway station and Baillieston St Andrew’s Church.
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.
Baillieston St Andrew’s Church
Church
Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baillieston St Andrew's Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland, a member of the Presbyterian Church. The church building is located on the corner of Bredisholm Road and Muirhead Road, Baillieston, Glasgow, Scotland.
Mount Vernon railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mount Vernon railway station is a railway station located in the Mount Vernon area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is on the Whifflet Line, 6+3⁄4 miles east of Glasgow Central. Train services are provided by ScotRail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baillieston and Birkenshaw.
Baillieston
Suburb
Photo: BJ Smur, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baillieston is a working class suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is about 7 miles east of the city centre. It also gives its name to Ward 20 of Glasgow City Council and forms part of the Glasgow East constituency of the UK Parliament.
Birkenshaw
Village
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
Broomhouse
- Category: locality
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.84169° or 55° 50′ 30″ northLongitude
-4.11001° or 4° 6′ 36″ westOpen location code
9C7QRVRQ+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 252638544OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q55606014
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In Other Languages
“Broomhouse” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Broomhouse (Glasgow)”
- Basque: “Broomhouse”
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