Greenfaulds (, IPA: �ˈvuələˈɣɫ̪as̪ is an area of the town of

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. Greenfaulds was a half council half private estate built in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The main road through the estate is a

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with the private sector being on the outside of the road and the council side being in the inside. Although originally

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s, a large portion of the housing stock are now privately owned. The road names are associated with

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Environment

The top and centre of the estate has been left fairly untouched by development meaning that from the approach it appears to have an extensive canopy of green. Greenfaulds is a short walk away from an area of countryside including a stretch of the

Luggie Water The Luggie Water is one of two streams which flow out of Cumbernauld. The Scottish Planned community, New Town’s name derives from the Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic for "the meeting of the waters", which possibly refers to the Luggie Water and the Red ...

. It is considered a pleasant retreat for kids, couples, dog owners and horse riders.

Education

Children from Greenfaulds are served by Greenfaulds High School, which was rebuilt, reopening in September 2016. The school provides secondary education for pupils moving up from the feeder primary schools. The area's primary education is served by Woodlands Primary School which originally was named Melrose Primary before it was amalgamated with another nearby primary school, Langlands Primary School in 2000. The area also has another school, Glencryan School which is a state special school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 18 years.

Transport

The area is served by Greenfaulds railway station, which connects through to

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and

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as well as to

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at the south of Cumbernauld and on to

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and

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. Bus stations connect through the A8011 road to Glasgow and the

Cumbernauld town centre The Centre Cumbernauld (formerly Cumbernauld town centre) is the commercial centre of the new town of Cumbernauld, Scotland. It was designed in the 1950s—as what became known as a megastructure—to be a town centre consisting of "one huge mul ...

References

Areas of Cumbernauld Housing estates in Scotland {{NorthLanarkshire-geo-stub