Shettleston
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Scotland
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. Like many of the city's districts, Shettleston was originally a small village
Village
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on its outer edge. Today Shettleston lies between the neighbouring districts of Parkhead
Parkhead
Parkhead is a district in the East End of Glasgow. Its name comes from a small weaving hamlet at the meeting place of the Great Eastern Road and Westmuir Street. Duke Street and Springfield Road also meet there, to form a turreted Edwardian five-way junction at Parkhead Cross...
to the west, and Baillieston
Baillieston
Baillieston is a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is about 7 miles east of the city centre.It is also the name of Ward 20 of Glasgow City Council...
to the east, and is about 2 and a half miles from the city centre. It incorporates the sub-districts of Greenfield
Greenfield, Glasgow
Greenfield is a district in the east end of the Scottish city of Glasgow, north of the River Clyde. The estate was built on the grounds of Greenfield House which was demolished to make way for the new scheme which was built in the 1960s....
and Sandyhills
Sandyhills
Sandyhills is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated north of the River Clyde.It is in close proximity to other districts of Glasgow namely Mount Vernon and Baillieston....
. The area is well served by public transport
Public transport
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, lying on the key A89 road
A89 road
The A89 is a trunk road in Scotland, United Kingdom. It runs from Glasgow to Newbridge in Edinburgh. It was once the A8, which has now been replaced, mostly by the M8. The A89 runs from Edinburgh for about to Livingston and an extra to Bathgate. It runs through Armadale, Airdrie and Coatbridge...
, and has a railway station
Shettleston railway station
Shettleston railway station serves the Shettleston area of Glasgow, Scotland and is 5 km east of Glasgow Queen Street railway station on the North Clyde Line. The station is managed by First ScotRail.-History:...
on the North Clyde Line
North Clyde Line
The North Clyde Line is a suburban railway in West Central Scotland. The route is operated by First ScotRail, on behalf of Transport Scotland...
of the Scotrail
ScotRail
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local railway network, with a direct link to Queen Street
Glasgow Queen Street railway station
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station in Central Glasgow. It once was linked to Hamilton
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
Hamilton is a town in South Lanarkshire, in the west-central Lowlands of Scotland. It serves as the main administrative centre of the South Lanarkshire council area. It is the fifth-biggest town in Scotland after Paisley, East Kilbride, Livingston and Cumbernauld...
by the North British Railway
North British Railway
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, but this line has long since been shut.
Famous natives of the area include Cliff Hanley
Cliff Hanley
Clifford Leonard Clark Hanley was a journalist, novelist, playwright and broadcaster from Glasgow in Scotland...
, the lyricist of Scotland's anthem
Anthem
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Scotland the Brave
Scotland the Brave
"Scotland the Brave" is a Scottish patriotic song. It was one of several songs considered an unofficial national anthem of Scotland.Scotland the Brave is also the authorised pipe band march of The British Columbia Dragoons of the Canadian Forces, and is played during the Pass in Review at Friday...
, world-renowned plastic surgeon, Dr. Ian Jackson, and Charles Wilson
Charles Wilson (journalist)
Charles Wilson is a Scottish journalist and newspaper executive.Charlie Wilson was Managing Director of Mirror Group plc from 1992 to 1998, having been Editorial Director of Mirror Group Newspapers from 1991 to 1992...
, former editor of The Times
The Times
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, Junior Campbell
Junior Campbell
Junior Campbell is a Scottish composer, songwriter and musician. He was a founding member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the Scottish band Marmalade and co-wrote and produced some of their biggest successes, including "Reflections of My Life", "I See The Rain" and "Rainbow".He...
, (musician) with sixties band The Marmalade, (and, composer of the music for Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
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), all of whom attended the local school Eastbank Academy
Eastbank Academy
Eastbank Academy is a Scottish secondary school located in the suburb of Shettleston in Glasgow.-History:The school was founded in 1894 originally as a senior secondary or Academy, before the abolition of the two-tier system of junior and senior secondaries...
. Comedienne Janey Godley
Janey Godley
Janey Godley is a British stand-up comedian and writer. Her autobiography, Handstands in the Dark, was a UK Top Ten bestseller and she was a 2006 Scotswoman of The Year finalist...
wrote about her upbringing in 1960s/70s Shettleston in her autobiography
Autobiography
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Handstands in the Dark, published in 2005. Sports journalist/football commentator Archie MacPherson and musician Tony Donaldson were brought up in Shettleston. Harvard Financial historian Prof. Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson
Niall Campbell Douglas Ferguson is a British historian. His specialty is financial and economic history, particularly hyperinflation and the bond markets, as well as the history of colonialism.....
has a familial connection to Shettleston.
United Kingdom
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where life expectancy
Life expectancy
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is falling. Reasons for the decline include poor diets and remarkably high smoking rates. Neighbouring Easterhouse
Easterhouse
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does not fare much better. Shettleston F.C.
Shettleston F.C.
Shettleston Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Shettleston, in the East End of Glasgow. Nicknamed the Town, they were formed in 1903 and are based at Greenfield Park...
is the local football team. 1089 (7th Glasgow) squadron Air Training Corps
Air Training Corps
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is located on Killin Street
Shettleston has a number of churches of all denominations, the largest of which is Shettleston Old Parish on Killin Street (Church of Scotland). Shettleston Old is home to a number of community groups, including the 94th Glasgow (1st Shettleston) Company of the Boys' Brigade, founded in 1893. In 2002, Shettleston was badly affected by flash floods.