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Baillieston
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| Baillieston shown within Glasgow | |
| OS grid reference | NS677636 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | G69 |
| Dialling code | 0141 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Baillieston (Scots: Bylliestoun or Bailiestoun,Scottish Gaelic: Baile Bhàillidh) is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is about 7 miles (11 km) 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.
Baillieston 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.
Local schools include the following:
There are a number of churches in Baillieston, including the original (1833) but disused Baillieston Old Parish Church in Church Street and the new (1974) Baillieston St Andrew's Church, Bredisholm Road. There are two Roman Catholic churches, St Francis of Assisi Church in Crown St and St Bridget's in Swinton Road, the latter built by the Pugin company from 1891-93.
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