Milton is a

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in the Scottish city of

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, situated north of the

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. The housing scheme is about north of

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and forms part of the northern edge of the city's urban area.

Location and history

The construction of Milton started in the late 1940s as a part of a general

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construction programme by the

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to deal with housing shortages and

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. The district is bordered to the south and east by Ashgill Road, dividing it from the older Parkhouse neighbourhood. It is also bordered by Liddesdale Road, which had previously connected Colston to Balmore Road. The new streets were named after the

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: Berneray,

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, Castlebay, Cathay,

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, Longay,

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, Ronaldsay, Scalpay, Scaraway, Shilay

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, Stornoway, Torogay,

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and

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. The area had only a few private homes (in Liddesdale Road/Birsay Road and Loskin Drive) prior to the new development. The initial scheme was completed in 1952. More housing was added in later years, including high-rise flats in Castlebay Drive in the late 1960s. Housing styles varied from gray stone apartment houses with back and front doors, to brown or white clad pre-fabricated apartments and 4 storey flats of 8 units each, some with open verandas. All housing was rented

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. Milton suffered from social problems such as gang fighting and

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. The gang fighting caused urban decay by the end of the 1960s, and drug abuse made Milton one of the worst drug areas in

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. In the late 1980s, many of the flats in the area were replaced with social housing units more suitable for urban living. The last of the original flats in Scaraway Street was demolished in 2006 and parts of the area stand desolate.

Politics

Milton is part of the

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constituency, which has been represented in the

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of the

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(SNP) from 2015 to 2017, and again from

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onwards. Milton is part of the

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constituency, and is represented by

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of the Scottish National Party in the

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. At local Glasgow City Council level, Milton has formed a core part of the Canal ward since 2007.

Education

Children attend the merged St. Ambrose and St. Augustine's schools known as St. Monica's (Milton) Primary School. This holds Milton's Community Campus. Non denomination schools in the area are Miltonbank Primary School and Chirnsyde Primary School.

Religion

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and

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churches are located in nearby Liddesdale Square. The Methodist Church shares a Minister with the

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in Kilsyth and Colston Milton Church in Egilsay Crescent (Church of Scotland). The Church of Scotland Manse is located on Birsay Road.

Services

The scheme suffered from poor social planning. Pubs, cinemas or community amenities were accessible only by bus/car. A community centre was built in Liddesdale Road in the early 1970s. No factories or industry offered jobs in the area. The scheme was part of the

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parliamentary constituency and is now within

. The four shopping areas were Skerray Street, Scaraway Street, Westray Circus and Liddesdale Square. Buses 8, 29/129, M3 and 75 serve the area. Community activists successfully campaigned to prevent the conversion of the site of the demolished Saint Augustine’s Secondary School into housing. Its future remains in doubt. LoveMilton, a community development trust for the area, obtained planning permission for a multi-purpose, community facility.

Notable persons

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, footballer (

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and

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), whose first team played on the spare ground at Egilsay Street and was called "Milton Milan" *

Stephen Maguire Stephen Maguire (born 13 March 1981) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won six major ranking tournaments, including the 2004 UK Championship, and has twice since reached the finals of that event. Maguire turned professional in ...

, snooker player *

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, footballer (Celtic,

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and Scotland) *

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, footballer (Celtic, Hibernian,

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and Scotland)

References

External links

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and Parkhouse) at ''Understanding Glasgow'' {{Areas of Glasgow Areas of Glasgow Housing estates in Glasgow