Springhill is a

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in the Scottish city of

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

. It is situated north of the

River Clyde The River Clyde ( gd, Abhainn Chluaidh, , sco, Clyde Watter, or ) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. It is the ninth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the third-longest in Scotland. It runs through the major cit ...

on the eastern edge of the city, north of the areas of

Baillieston Baillieston ( sco, Bailiestoun) is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is about east of the city centre. It also gives its name to Ward 20 of Glasgow City Council and forms part of the Glasgow East constituency of the UK Parliament. Geograph ...

and

Garrowhill Garrowhill ( sco, Garraehill or , gd, An Cnoc Garbh)
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and west of Swinton. Springhill consists mainly of semi-detached and detached family houses built in the 1990s, as well as ''Glasgow Business Park'', a partly-completed industrial and commercial estate near to the neighbourhoods of

Barlanark Barlanark ( ) is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated east of Budhill, Shettleston and Springboig, north west of Baillieston, west of Springhill and Swinton and south of Easthall, Easterhouse and Wellhouse. Name Th ...

and

Easthall Easthall is a residential neighbourhood in the East End of the Scottish city of Glasgow. Since 2007 Glasgow City Council election, 2007 it has been part of the Baillieston (ward), Baillieston administrative ward within the Glasgow City Council ar ...

, which features the local DVSA driving test centre and a 4-metre high landmark wire sculpture of a

Clydesdale Horse The Clydesdale is a Scottish breed of draught horse. It is named for its area of origin, the Clydesdale or valley of the River Clyde, much of which is within the county of Lanarkshire. The origins of the breed lie in the eighteenth century, ...

by Andy Scott, who has other works on display in the vicinity - a

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Easterhouse Easterhouse is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, east of the city centre on land gained from the county of Lanarkshire as part of an expansion of Glasgow before the Second World War. The area is on high ground north of the River Clyde and south ...

and a group of

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at the

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Cranhill Cranhill is an inner city district and housing scheme in the north east of Glasgow, Scotland. Cranhill was developed from public funding in the early 1950s and was originally, chiefly composed of four-storey tenement blocks surrounding a patch ...

. The district has a few local shops as well as a pub/restaurant, but most other amenities are located in Baillieston or Easterhouse.

Easterhouse railway station Easterhouse railway station serves the Easterhouse area of Glasgow, Scotland. It was built by the North British Railway as part of their Coatbridge Branch (NBR), Coatbridge Branch and opened when the branch opened on 1 February 1871.Butt (1995), pa ...

gives direct access to the centre of Glasgow and regular local bus services run along Edinburgh Road to the south of the district. Springhill can be accessed from the M8 motorway, using junctions 9 or 10. Swinton Primary School and St Bridget's Primary School serve the local area, and from here pupils attend St Ambrose High School, Coatbridge, and

Bannerman High School Bannerman High School is a state secondary school in the Baillieston suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is a non-denominational, co-educational, comprehensive school within the Glasgow City Council local education authority. The school teaches pup ...

References

Swinton Primary School and St Bridget's Primary School serves the local area, and from here pupils attend St Ambrose High School, Coatbridge, and Bannerman High School, Baillieston. Areas of Glasgow Baillieston {{Glasgow-geo-stub