Colston
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- For people named Colston, see Colston (surname)
Colston is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde. Colston is in the northern edge of Glasgow, surrounded by the areas of Springburn and Milton, Glasgow within the Glasgow boundaries, and the town of Bishopbriggs within the district of East Dunbartonshire. The main road through Colston is the A803 which at that point is Springburn Road, which then changes name to Kirkintilloch Road once past Colston to the North through Bishopbriggs. Colston High School closed in the early 1990s but much of the building remains and has been converted into laboroties which are in use by Glasgow City Council - most children in the Colston area now attend the re-built Springburn Academy. Stobhill Hospital is the nearest hospital, nearest shopping centres are Springburn Shopping Centre and Bishopbriggs Town Centre, however there is a supermarket and several take-away shops within the Colston area.