Colston is a mostly residential area in the Scottish city of

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; situated on the northern edge of the city, it is surrounded by the Glasgow areas of

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to the west and

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to the east, and the town of

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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, but some of the buildings were retained and were converted into laboratories used by

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. Most children in the Colston area now attend the re-built

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. 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. Church of Scotland church on Springburn Road - geograph

Church of Scotland church on Springburn Road - geograph

Administratively, most of the neighbourhood (south of Colston Road) is under

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, with the streets west of Springburn Road falling within the Canal ward and those to its east within Springburn/Robroyston ward;City Ward Factsheets 2017: Ward 17 - Springburn/Robroyston

everything north of Colston Road is in

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and regarded as part of Bishopbriggs.

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