Budhill is a neighbourhood in the east end of the Scottish city of
Glasgow
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. It is situated north of the
River Clyde
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. It is situated between
Springboig
Springboig is a neighbourhood in the east end of the Scottish city of Glasgow, situated north of the River Clyde. Administratively, it has been within the city's East Centre ward since 2017, having previously been in the Baillieston ward.
Sp ...
to the north-east,
Greenfield
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to the north-west and
Shettleston to the south.
The area is associated with
Scottish
Scottish usually refers to something of, from, or related to Scotland, including:
*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
rock band
The Fratellis, where the band used to play in a studio above a Chinese restaurant. The Fratellis also released a collection of songs from 2006 to the present day, called 'The Budhill Singles Club'. The name "Budhill" refers to the area of Glasgow where Barry was born. They also visit Budhill Square during the video for Creepin' Up the Backstairs.
Budhill Square is also the location of
Shettleston railway station (managed by
ScotRail). A large
Tesco
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supermarket and
Aldi serve this area on the Shettleston side of the railway. Budhill Park has a play area and a football pitch which is the home ground of women's amateur team
Glasgow Girls F.C.Budhill Park
Glasgow Girls F.C.
References
External links
Budhill and Springboig Allotments
Areas of Glasgow
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