Busby
Place in East Renfrewshire, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.78, -4.265 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 58 56 |
| Population: | 3,220 |
| Dialling code: | 01355 (East Kilbride) |
Busby is a small former mill village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, sitting on the banks of the White Cart Water about six miles south of Glasgow. It grew up around 18th– and 19th‑century textile mills, and that industrial past is still readable in the sandstone buildings and clustered streets of the original village centre.
Today Busby is a popular commuter community with a local railway station providing regular services into Glasgow, a compact High Street of independent shops and cafés, and a strong local identity enhanced by nearby green spaces such as Rouken Glen Park. Conservation area status for parts of the village helps preserve the Victorian character even as modern housing and family life shape its social and economic profile.
Postcode districts covering Busby
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 5.4 miles
- Paisley 7.9 miles
- East Kilbride 3.1 miles
- Hamilton 8.2 miles
- Cumbernauld 15.6 miles
- Kilmarnock 15 miles
- Coatbridge 10.5 miles
- Greenock 22.6 miles
- Airdrie 12.9 miles
- Falkirk 23.9 miles
- Irvine 18.9 miles
- Motherwell 10.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Clarkston Place 0.9 miles
- Stamperland Place 0.9 miles
- Clarkston, Netherlee and Williamwood Ward 0.9 miles
- Thorntonhall Place 1.1 miles
- Carmunnock Place 1.3 miles
- Waterfoot Place 1.3 miles
- Netherlee Place 1.6 miles
- East Kilbride West Ward 1.7 miles
- Linn Ward 1.7 miles
- Giffnock Place 1.9 miles
- Giffnock and Thornliebank Ward 2.1 miles
- Newton Mearns Place 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Busby
G76 8DJ, G76 8QN, G76 8EG, G76 8SH, G76 8HZ, G76 8BB, G76 8JL, G76 8JR, G76 8JA … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 9.1 miles
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 22.5 miles
- Busby Railway Station 0.1 miles
- Clarkston Railway Station 0.7 miles
Hotels near Busby Ad
- Parklands Hotel & Country Club 4 2.4 miles
- Busby Hotel 3 0 miles
- The Orchard Park Hotel 1.9 miles
- The Redhurst Hotel Glasgow 3 1.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Glasgow - East Kilbride 4 1.6 miles
- Eglinton Arms Hotel, BW Premier Collection 3 2.8 miles
- Aparthotel Adagio Glasgow Central 5.3 miles
- The Sherbrooke Castle Hotel 4 4.5 miles
- Leonardo Royal Hotel Glasgow 4 5.3 miles
- Motel One Glasgow 5.3 miles
Schools in Busby
- Busby Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hampden Park Stadium 3.2 miles
- Silverburn Shopping centre 4.2 miles
- Scotland Street School Museum Museum 4.8 miles
- Citizens Theatre Theatre 4.9 miles
- People's Palace Museum 5 miles
- The Ferry Theatre 5.3 miles
- Celtic Park Stadium 5.3 miles
- Ibrox Stadium Stadium 5.3 miles
- Buchanan Galleries Shopping centre 5.8 miles
- Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum 6 miles
- Museum of Piping Museum 6 miles
- Museum of Transport Argyle Street Museum 6.2 miles