Baillieston

Baillieston is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is about 7mi east of the city centre.It is also the name of Ward 20 of Glasgow City Council. It also appears in the Glasgow Baillieston Constituency (total population 45,895) of the Scottish Parliament, and it forms part of the Glasgow East constituency of the UK Parliament.Geographical positionBaillieston is situated west of a major interchange between the M8, M74 and M73 motorways and the A8 trunk road, between the town of Coatbridge, and the neighbouring Glasgow district of Shettleston. There is a railway station as well as the remnants of the Monkland Canal north of the district underneath the M8 motorway, at Easterhouse.SchoolsLocal schools include the following: Bannerman High School, Glasgow Road, Baillieston Caledonia Primary School, Calderwood Avenue, Muirside, Baillieston St Francis of Assisi Primary School, Crown Street, Baillieston Garrowhill Primary School, Springhill Road, Garrowhill St Bridget’s Primary School, Camp Road, Baillieston Swinton Primary School, Rhindmuir Road, Swinton