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-|shire_county= [[City of Glasgow]]
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-'''Baillieston''' is a district of [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]].  It is situated on the north side of the [[River Clyde|Clyde]], in the East End of the city.
-It is also the name of Ward 47 of [[Glasgow City Council]] within which there are three [[Community Councils]]: [[Garrowhill]], Broomhouse, and Baillieston. It also appears in the [[Glasgow Baillieston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Baillieston Constituency]] (total population 45,895[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/uk/05/born_abroad/countries/html/scotland.stm]) of the [[Scottish Parliament]], and it forms part of the [[Glasgow East (UK Parliament constituency)|Glasgow East constituency]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]]. All current elected representatives are members of the [[Scottish Labour Party]].
-==Geographical position==
-Baillieston is situated west of a major interchange between the [[M8 motorway|M8]], [[M74 motorway|M74]] and [[M73 motorway|M73]] [[motorway]]s and the [[A8 road|A8]] [[trunk road]], between the town of [[Coatbridge]], and the neighbouring [[Glasgow]] district of [[Shettleston]]. There is a [[Baillieston railway station|railway station]] as well as the (long filled and disused) [[Monkland Canal]] north of the district, at [[Easterhouse]].
-==Population==
-In 2005, the population of Baillieston (Ward 47) was 18,088, of whom 53.1% were female. Some 35% of the district's residents were under 30 years old and 19.6% were of retirement age {{subst:December-2007}}. In 2004, 2.1% of the working age population were unemployed (and claiming benefit) with the male unemployment was higher at 3.2%; both figures are substantially below the national average. There is an even spread of occupational levels, the largest groups (at just over 15% each) being ''Lower Managerial and Professional'' and ''Semi-routine Occupations'' {{subst:December-2007}}. Just over 67% of the population owned their home and just over 56% owned one or more cars {{subst:December-2007}}.
-==History==
-Local oral history refers to Roman sites in the Baillieston/Garrowhill area, but no archaeological evidence has provided evidence to support this.
-Baillieston was situated within [[Old Monkland Parish]] described in the [[Statistical Account of Scotland]] of 1791-99, in which its minister records the huge expectations, subsequently realised, attendant upon the opening of the [[Monkland Canal]] in 1790. He reminds his readers that the eastern part of the Parish lands originally belonged to the [[Cistertian]] [[monks]] of [[Newbattle Abbey|Newbottle Abbey]]. However he omitted to mention that the western part of the parish, including the Baillieston district, was part of the [[Bishopric of Glasgow]] until after the [[Reformation]] when the lands came under the Crown, eventually being feud out to various individuals {{subst:December-2007}}.
-==Schools==
-Local schools include:
-* [[Bannerman High School]], Glasgow Road, Baillieston.
-* [[Caledonia Primary School]], Calderwood Avenue, Muirside, Baillieston
-* [[Francis of Assisi|St Francis of Assisi Primary School]], Crown Street, Baillieston.
-* [[Garrowhill Primary School]], Springhill Road, Garrowhill
-* [[St Bridget|St Bridget’s Primary School]], Camp Road, Baillieston.
-* [[Swinton Primary School]], Rhindmuir Road, Swinton.
-==Churches==
-There are a number of churches in Baillieston, including the original (1833) but disused [[Baillieston Old Parish Church]] on Church Street and the new (1973-76) [[St Andrew Parish Church]] on Muirhead Road. There are two Roman Catholic churches, St Francis of Assisi Church on Crown St and St Bridget's on Swinton Road, the latter built by the [[Pugin]] company from 1891-93. There is a small [[Scottish Episcopal Church|Episcopal Church]] of [[St John]] also on Swinton Road, built in 1850. The [[Mure Memorial Parish Church]] in [[Garrowhill]] was built as part of the [[garden suburb]] opened in 1940.
-==Historic Buildings==
-* ''Calderbank House'', was situated on the lands formerly known as Blackyairds above a ravine on the [[North Calder Water]], was an early 19th century house in [[Baronial Style]] which was burned down in April, 2002.
-* ''Crosshill parish church'' in Church Street built in 1833 and though now superseded by the new St.Andrew's church nearby is still standing and surrounded by its graveyard.
-* ''St Catherine’s House'' in Swinton Road was the original [[Mure Memorial Miners' Church]] built in 1882 and is now a home for the elderly.
-* ''Rhindmuir House'' was an 18th Century mansion, demolished in the 1970s.
-===Other constructions===
-* ''M8 Baillieston Interchange'' &mdash; a gateway to [[Glasgow]] constructed in 1977.
-==Football==
-[[Baillieston Football Club|Baillieston Juniors]] was founded in 1911 and played at Station Road until the 1990s when the ground was sold off for housing. The team carried on, and, though they are not currently in business, they may still return to [[Scottish Junior Football Association|Junior football]]. Their greatest season was 1979-80, when they won the [[Scottish Junior Cup]], the [[Glasgow Dryburgh Cup]] and the [[McLeod Cup]]. The star player, [[Davie Wilson]] was signed from the Juniors to [[Rangers F.C.|Glasgow Rangers FC]] in [[1956]] and played for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]. In 1987, [[Alan Dinnie]] left the Juniors to play for [[Partick Thistle F.C.]] and was also capped for [[Scottish Football Association|Scotland]].In the same year, [[Tommy Elliott]] was transferred from Baillieston Juniors to [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]].
-A [[Baillieston Thistle]] team preceded the Juniors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and won the [[Scottish Junior Football League]] twice: in 1893 and 1894. This side also featured a future Rangers and Scotland player, in the form of [[William Reid (footballer)|Willie Reid]]. Its name is kept alive by the [[Scottish Amateur Football Association]] team [[Baillieston Thistle AFC]].  Another amateur team, [[Red Star Baillieston AFC]] plays at [[Stepford]] Edinburgh Road. There is a [[Baillieston Girls Football Club]] and [[Baillieston Ladies Football Club]], both of whom have supplied players to the national teams.
-==Transport==
-Baillieston is served by [[Baillieston railway station]] on the [[Whifflet Line]], offering regular services to [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow Central]]. Baillieston is also served by numerous bus routes. Access to the [[M8 motorway]] and to the proposed extension of the [[M74 motorway]] are nearby.
-==Health==
-Baillieston and the east end of Glasgow as a whole, have the highest male adult death rates in the UK [http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,,1691741,00.html]. This may be due to heavy drinking and heavy smoking, compounded by a poor diet[http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/press/news2005/0204le-press.html]. The average life expectancy of the male population in this East End of Glasgow is 69.1[http://www.statistics.gov.uk/pdfdir/lifexp1004.pdf], which is 14 years below the national average male life expectancy age in the UK[http://news.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2739234].
-==Local Websites==
-[http://uk.geocities.com/baillieston@btinternet.com/index.html Baillieston.com]
-[[Category:Baillieston Local Information]]
-[[Category:Baillieston Community History]]