Easter Kirkpatrick
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Easter Kirkpatrick is a toun in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. A suburb on the northwastern fringe ay Glesga, aboot sex myle (9.7 km) frae the ceety centur, wi mony o the hooses bildit efter 1863.
Easter Kirkpatrick, Eister Kilpatrick
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The Coat o Airms o Bearsden Burgh, 1959-75. | |
Location within East Dunbartonshire | |
Population | 27,967 |
OS grid reference | NS542720 |
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Kintra | Scotland |
Sovereign state | Unitit Kinrick |
Post toun | GLASGOW[1] |
Postcode destrict | G61 |
Diallin code | 0141 |
Police | Scots |
Fire | Scots |
Ambulance | Scots |
EU Pairlament | Scotland |
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The Roman Antonine Waw runs throu the toun an remains ay a military bath hoose lie near the centur. In 1649 the first kirk wis buildit, an the heid men o the parochine trystit thaur. The toun's offeecial gaelic nam Cille Phàdraig Ùr reflects the nam o the parochine. Bi the earlie twentiet century, a toun hud groon up wi muckle toun-hooses, maistly abided in bi rich fowk. Mair affordable hoosin haes eikit the fowk o the toun tae aboot 28,000 an it is aye affluent the nou.
Aince a burgh, East Dunbartonshire Cooncil is nou burdin-taker fur the govirnance o the toun, an haes offices at Boclair Hoose. The Scots motto on the Bearsden coat o airms is Bear the Gree.