Bearsden

Also known as New Kilpatrick, East Kilpatrick

Bearsden ( ) is an affluent town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the northwestern fringe of Greater Glasgow, approximately from the city centre.

Key facts

UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.official_name: Bearsden
UK place.static_image_name: Coat of Arms of the Burgh of Bearsden, 1959-1975.svg
UK place.static_image_width: 100px
UK place.static_image_caption: The coat of arms of Bearsden Burgh, 1959–75.
UK place.os_grid_reference: NS542720
UK place.population_ref: ()
UK place.pushpin_map: Scotland East Dunbartonshire#Scotland Glasgow
UK place.unitary_scotland: East Dunbartonshire
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland: Dunbartonshire
UK place.post_town: GLASGOW
UK place.postcode_district

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Bearsden ( ) is an affluent town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the northwestern fringe of Greater Glasgow, approximately from the city centre.

The Roman Antonine Wall runs through the town, and the remains of a military bath house can be seen near the town centre. The current settlement began in the 17th century as the kirkton of the parish of New Kilpatrick, and when a railway connection to Glasgow was constructed in 1863, it developed into an affluent suburb of the city.