Colston, Glasgow Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Colston
Population:1,700
Os Grid Reference:NS603696
Coordinates:55.8992°N -4.2358°W
Pushpin Map:Scotland Glasgow#Scotland East Dunbartonshire
Lieutenancy Scotland:Glasgow
Constituency Westminster:Glasgow North East
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn
Post Town:GLASGOW
Postcode District:G21 1 / G64
Postcode Area:G
Dial Code:0141
Static Image Name:Springburn Road becomes Kirkintilloch Road - geograph.org.uk - 1323751.jpg
Static Image Caption:Looking north across Colston Road to Bishopbriggs welcome sign on Kirkintilloch Road

Colston is a mostly residential area in the Scottish city of Glasgow; situated on the northern edge of the city, it is surrounded by the Glasgow areas of Milton to the west and Springburn to the east, and the town of Bishopbriggs to the north. The main road through Colston is the A803 (Springburn Road), which then becomes Kirkintilloch Road once past Colston to the north through Bishopbriggs.

Colston Secondary School, which was established in the 1900s, closed in the late 1980s and housing built on the site, [1] [2] but some of the buildings were retained and were converted into laboratories used by Scottish Water. Most children in the Colston area now attend the re-built Springburn Academy.

The nearest shopping centres are Springburn Shopping Centre and Bishopbriggs town centre; however, there are several take-away shops and a supermarket within the Colston area. Stobhill Hospital is the nearest hospital, a short distance to the east.

Administratively, most of the neighbourhood (south of Colston Road) is under Glasgow City Council, with the streets west of Springburn Road falling within the Canal ward[3] and those to its east within Springburn/Robroyston ward;[4] everything north of Colston Road is in East Dunbartonshire and regarded as part of Bishopbriggs.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSA02489 Colston Secondary School (Glasgow City Archives, Department of Education, 1970s)
  2. https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSA02489 Glasgow, Springburn Road, Colston Secondary School
  3. https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=10435&p=0 City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 16 - Canal
  4. https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=4656&p=0 City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 17 - Springburn/Robroyston