Springburn/Robroyston
Ward in Glasgow City, Scotland
| Coordinates: | 55.889, -4.201 |
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| OS grid ref: | NS 62 68 |
| Dialling code: | 0141 (Glasgow) |
The ward centred on Springburn and Robroyston sits in north Glasgow, Scotland. Historically Springburn was a major centre of locomotive manufacture, home to large works such as the North British Locomotive Company, and that industrial past is still visible in the built environment and local identity; the area also benefits from parks and green corridors, notably Springburn Park, that give it a mix of urban and semi‑rural character.
Today the neighbourhood combines older council housing with newer developments around Robroyston, and has seen investment in transport and amenities - including the reopening of Robroyston railway station and good access to the M80 - which supports commuting and regeneration. Local services such as Stobhill Hospital, active community groups and ongoing regeneration projects sit alongside persistent economic and social challenges left by deindustrialisation, giving the ward a complex but resilient character.
Postcode districts covering Springburn/Robroyston
Most populated places nearby
- Glasgow 2.8 miles
- Paisley 9.2 miles
- East Kilbride 8.8 miles
- Hamilton 9.9 miles
- Cumbernauld 8.9 miles
- Kilmarnock 22.6 miles
- Coatbridge 6.8 miles
- Greenock 22.3 miles
- Stirling 19 miles
- Airdrie 9.1 miles
- Falkirk 17.7 miles
- Motherwell 10.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bishopbriggs South Ward 1.2 miles
- Bishopbriggs Place 1.6 miles
- Dennistoun Ward 1.6 miles
- Stepps Place 2.2 miles
- East Centre Ward 2.3 miles
- Canal Ward 2.5 miles
- Auchinloch Place 2.5 miles
- Stepps, Chryston and Muirhead Ward 2.6 miles
- North East Ward 2.7 miles
- Glasgow Place 2.8 miles
- Calton Ward 2.8 miles
- Lenzie Place 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Springburn/Robroyston
G21 3TB, G22 6BX, G21 4NH, G21 3UX, G21 4JH, G21 4UR, G21 4JJ, G21 1TH, G21 1DR … See all
Transport links
- Glasgow International Airport 9.1 miles
- Glasgow Prestwick Airport 30.2 miles
- Barnhill Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Springburn Railway Station 1.1 miles
Hotels near Springburn/Robroyston Ad
- The Pipers' Tryst Hotel 4 2.6 miles
- Dakota Glasgow 5 3 miles
- Babbity Bowsters 2.6 miles
- AC Hotel by Marriott Glasgow 4 2.6 miles
- Clayton Hotel Glasgow 4 3.1 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow 4 3.1 miles
- The Social Hub Glasgow 4 2.7 miles
- Apex City of Glasgow Hotel 4 2.8 miles
- Hotel Du Vin & Bistro Glasgow 5 4 miles
- Moxy Glasgow Merchant City 4 2.5 miles
Schools in Springburn/Robroyston
- All Saints Secondary School Secondary
- Balornock Primary School Primary
- Elmvale Primary School & Nursery Class Primary
- Melville-Knox Christian School, Glasgow Independent - primary
- Springburn Academy Secondary
- St Catherine's Primary School Primary
- St Martha's Primary School Primary
- Wallacewell Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Heatherbank Museum of Scial Work Museum 2.4 miles
- Buchanan Galleries Shopping centre 2.6 miles
- Museum of Piping Museum 2.6 miles
- Firhill Stadium Stadium 2.7 miles
- Celtic Park Stadium 2.7 miles
- People's Palace Museum 2.9 miles
- Citizens Theatre Theatre 3.3 miles
- The Ferry Theatre 3.4 miles
- University of Glasgow Library University 3.5 miles
- Hunterian Art Gallery University 3.6 miles
- University of Glasgow University 3.6 miles
- Museum of Transport Argyle Street Museum 3.8 miles