Muirhead

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Muirhead (Scots: Mairheid, Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Mhonaidh)^[1] is a small suburb approximately 7 miles North-East of Glasgow city centre. Nearby villages and towns include Chryston, Garnkirk, Gartcosh, Lenzie and Stepps.

It is a commuter town to Glasgow with road links with the A80/M80 and frequent bus services the 36, x37, x39 and x3. Muirhead is located approximately two miles from Gartcosh, Lenzie and Stepps railway stations.

The suburb has a variety of shops including a Co-operative Food, newsagents, butcher, stationers and plenty of take-away food shops. Two bars which serve the area are the Muirhead Inn and The Crowwood.

The surrounding area has one high school and two primary schools.

A local development to the south of the village is Belhaven Park.

References

↑ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland

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v t e Settlements in North Lanarkshire

Principal Towns (Over 10,000)	Airdrie Bellshill Coatbridge Cumbernauld Kilsyth Motherwell Wishaw

Other towns and villages	Allanton Auchinloch Annathill Banton Bargeddie Birkenshaw Bogside Bonkle Cardowan Calderbank Caldercruix Carfin Carnbroe Chapelhall Chryston Cleland Forrestfield Garrion Bridge Gartcosh Glenboig Harthill Holytown Longriggend Millerston Mollinsburn Moodiesburn Morningside Mossend Muirhead Newarthill Newhouse Newmains New Stevenston Overtown Plains Queenzieburn Ravenscraig Riggend Salsburgh Shotts Stepps Tannochside Viewpark

Places of interest	Airdrie Public Observatory Bedlay Castle Carfin Grotto Clyde Valley Dalzell House Dalziel Park Drumpellier Greenlink Cycle Path M&D's Newhouse Research Site North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility Summerlee, Museum of Scottish Industrial Life Strathclyde Country Park

Coordinates: 55°54′01″N 4°06′25″W / 55.9002°N 4.1070°W / 55.9002; -4.1070

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