Muirhead is a small suburb

Suburb

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 about 7 miles North-East of Glasgow

Glasgow

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 city centre. Nearby villages and towns include Chryston

Chryston

Chryston is a village in the central belt of Scotland in the county of North Lanarkshire. Founded by James Burns Pollock, It is north of the main trunk road between Glasgow and Stirling ....

, Stepps

Stepps

Stepps is a small town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the north-eastern outskirts of Glasgow. The town consists of Stepps Village, Cardowan, Stepps Hill and Millerston...

, Lenzie

Lenzie

Lenzie is a small town by the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway in the East Dunbartonshire council area of Scotland. It is about six miles north-east of Glasgow city centre and one mile south of Kirkintilloch. It has a population of about 10,000.-Name:...

, Garnkirk

Garnkirk

Garnkirk is a scattered settlement in North Lanarkshire, located a mile southwest of Muirhead.-External links:*...

 and Gartcosh

Gartcosh

Gartcosh is a village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The village lies a few miles east of Glasgow, and about a mile northwest of the town of Coatbridge....

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It is a commuter town

Commuter town

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 to Glasgow with road links with the A80

A80 road

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/M80

M80 motorway

The M80 is a motorway in central Scotland, running through Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, Falkirk and Stirling and links the M8, the M73 and M9 motorways. Following completion in 2011, this road is long. From 1992 - 2011, the road was in two sections; the southern section, Glasgow to Stepps and the...

 and frequent bus services the 36, x37, x39 and x3. Muirhead is located approximately two miles from Stepps

Stepps railway station

Stepps railway station is a railway station serving the village of Stepps, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is located on the Cumbernauld Line, 8 km north east of Glasgow Queen Street and is managed by First ScotRail....

, Lenzie

Lenzie railway station

Lenzie railway station is a railway station serving Lenzie and Kirkintilloch in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is located on the Croy Line 10 km north east of...

 and Gartcosh train station

Gartcosh railway station

Gartcosh railway station is a railway station serving the village of Gartcosh, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The station is managed by First ScotRail and is located on the Cumbernauld Line, 12 km north east of Glasgow Queen Street station.The station was opened on 9 May 2005 by The Princess...

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The suburb has a variety of shops including a Co-operative Food

The Co-operative Food

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, newsagents, butcher, stationers and plenty of take-away food shops. Two bars which serve the area are the Muirhead Inn and The Crowwood.

The surrounding area has one high school, and two primary schools.

A local development to the south of the village is Belhaven Park.