Stepps
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Stepps is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the north-eastern outskirts of Glasgow. It had a population of 4,802 according to the 2001 census.
[edit] History
Originally part of the Garnkirk estate, the name for the settlement appears to post-date that of the main road through its centre, Steps Road, which was named in the 19th century and appended with a Steps Road railway station in the 1850s. The name and spelling Stepps only became accepted when the name of the station formally changed to Stepps in 1924.
[edit] Transport
Stepps has served as a commuter town for Glasgow, which is a short journey from its centre by train on SPT's Cumbernauld Line, or by the A80 road. The town was bypassed by the southern section of the M80 motorway in 1992; that section of motorway is still referred to locally as the Stepps Bypass.
[edit] References
- Bunyan, Freda; Kidd, Neil (1996). The Story of Stepps. Strathkelvin District Libraries. ISBN 0-904966-44-5.
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