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 A727 (Busby Road) passing through Clarkston Town Centre | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 5.1 mi [1] (8.2 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| Southeast end | Philipshill, East Kilbride | |||
| Northwest end | Darnley | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United Kingdom | |||
| Constituent country | Scotland | |||
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The A727 road in Scotland runs from East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, through East Renfrewshire, to Junction 3 of the M77 motorway in Glasgow.
Until the 1980s, the A727 number applied to what is now partially the B767, north of Clarkston. This road continued all the way to the Gorbals in Glasgow. [2] In 2006, following the opening of the Glasgow Southern Orbital route [3] as part of the A726, the A727 number was recreated and took over the suburban part of what was formerly numbered as the A726, connecting two separate parts that remained under the A726 designation in addition to the Southern Orbital. [4]
The road's designation as the A727 starts in East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire continuing straight from part of the A726, otherwise known as the 'Queensway', which is the primary east–west dual carriageway through the town (the A726 begins 6.2 miles (10.0 km) south-east at Strathaven). The A727 starts at the Philipshill Roundabout at Peel Park, on an overpass; the other exits on the roundabout are another section of the A726 continuing on Redwood Drive to the south – one end of the mid-2000s Glasgow Southern Orbital route bypassing the towns of East Renfrewshire – and Stewartfield Way to the north (as of 2020, a proposal was in place to upgrade this to a dual carriageway for better links to the A749 on the northern side of the town). [5]
Also referred to South Road at this point, the road then goes west across fields towards Busby. It is named East Kilbride Road as it crosses through the Thorntonhall Roundabout (meeting the B766 from Carmunnock), then enters East Renfrewshire heading into Busby where it becomes a single carriageway road through the conservation area. It meets the B759 before turning sharply, passing under a very low railway bridge at Busby railway station, before crossing the White Cart Water. It is then named Main Street as it passes Busby's shops.
The road then heads into Clarkston town centre as Busby Road, reaching Sheddens Roundabout where it meets the B767, with the road turning north. Here it is briefly a dual carriageway until Clarkston Toll. The route continues past Carolside Gardens before it passes Clarkston railway station and the main shops of Clarkston Town Centre. [6] At the Clarkston Toll roundabout, the B767 restarts northwards on Stamperland Crescent (but is known as Clarkston Road for most of its length) while the A727 continues west as Eastwoodmains Road, passing under two arched bridges at Williamwood railway station, before reaching Eastwood Toll in Giffnock, this large roundabout being the junction with the A77 (Fenwick Road / Ayr Road).
The A727 carries on westwards as Rouken Glen Road with Eastwood Park to the north and then Rouken Glen Park to the south. It becomes a dual carriageway again just prior to Spiersbridge Roundabout where it meets the B769 (Speirsbridge Road which becomes Thornliebank Road). It then enters the Glasgow council area as Nitshill Road, passing the Jenny Lind and Arden neighbourhoods; it passes under Junction 3 of the M77 motorway at Darnley a few hundred yards further west, the A727 designation ends and the road continues as the A726 towards Nitshill and thereafter on to Paisley, Glasgow Airport and eventually Erskine.
East Kilbride is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland, and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a raised plateau to the south of the Cathkin Braes, about eight miles southeast of Glasgow and close to the boundary with East Renfrewshire.
The A77 road is a major road in Scotland. It runs in a southwesterly direction from the city of Glasgow, past the towns of Giffnock, Newton Mearns, Kilmarnock, Prestwick, Ayr, Girvan and Stranraer to the village of Portpatrick on the Irish Sea. It passes through the council areas of Glasgow City, East Renfrewshire, East Ayrshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway.
Newton Mearns is a suburban town and the largest settlement in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It lies 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Glasgow City Centre on the main road to Ayrshire, 410 feet (125 m) above sea level. It has a population of approximately 26,993, stretching from Whitecraigs and Kirkhill in the northeast to Maidenhill in the southeast, to Westacres and Greenlaw in the west and Capelrig/Patterton in the northwest.
Darnley is an area in south-west Glasgow, Scotland, on the A727 just west of Arden. Other nearby neighbourhoods are Priesthill to the north, Southpark Village to the south, and South Nitshill and Parkhouse to the west; there is also a small industrial estate. The closest railway station is Priesthill and Darnley. The Brock Burn flows through the area.
Thornliebank is a suburban area in East Renfrewshire, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation, it is located on the Auldhouse Burn about six miles south of Glasgow city centre, and just outside the city's administrative boundaries. The neighbouring East Renfrewshire town of Giffnock lies directly to the east, with Rouken Glen Park to the south.
Peel Park is an area of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is a business park, and home to the following companies:
Clarkston railway station is a suburban side platform railway station in the town of Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the East Kilbride branch of the Glasgow South Western Line. It was opened in 1866 by the Busby Railway.
Waterfoot is a village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is on the B767 road between Clarkston and Eaglesham, which are
The A725 road in Scotland is a major route which is a trunk road dual carriageway for almost its whole length, connecting several of the large towns of North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire, linking the M8 and M74 motorways; it has been upgraded frequently since its construction, with the most recent major work completed in 2017. In combination with the A726 road which meets the M77 motorway, it forms a southern and eastern bypass for the city of Glasgow.
The A726 road in Scotland is a major route with several distinct sections with different characteristics and names; owing to its stages of construction, since 2005 it has two separate parts, the first running between Strathaven in South Lanarkshire and Junction 5 of the M77 motorway south of Newton Mearns in East Renfrewshire via East Kilbride, and the other running between Junction 3 of the M77 and the M898 motorway near the Erskine Bridge, via Paisley and Junction 29 of the M8 motorway near Glasgow International Airport.
The A730 road in Scotland runs between the centre of Glasgow and the south-eastern edge of the city's urban area at Cathkin.
Deaconsbank is a neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde. The main feature of the area, which falls into the Greater Pollok ward of Glasgow City Council and directly borders the East Renfrewshire council region, is an estate of around 639 private houses built in the late 1970s by Barratt Developments, prior to which the area was open farmland. Deaconsbank is bordered by the M77 motorway to the west and by Rouken Glen Park and golf course to the east. The northern parts of the suburban town of Newton Mearns are a short distance to the south, as is Patterton railway station.
Jenny Lind is a small neighbourhood in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde, contiguous with the larger Deaconsbank neighbourhood and across a dual carriageway from the Arden and Thornliebank Industrial Estate. It was extended slightly in the 21st century by the addition of Jenny Lind Court. Jenny Lind falls under the Glasgow City Council Greater Pollok ward and has a short border with Deaconsbank Golf Club and Rouken Glen Park in the East Renfrewshire council region.
Birniehill is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride, in South Lanarkshire. It lies southeast of the Town Centre, south of St Leonards and northeast of The Murray.
The A749 road in Scotland connects East Kilbride with Glasgow city centre via Rutherglen and Bridgeton.
Clarkston is a suburban town in East Renfrewshire, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. A dormitory town with a population of around 10,000, Clarkston is on the southern fringe of the Greater Glasgow conurbation and directly adjoins the neighbouring suburban villages of Busby and Netherlee, as well as the towns of Newton Mearns and Giffnock.
The Busby Railway is a short railway line built on the south side of Glasgow, connecting the small villages of Thornliebank, Giffnock, Clarkston and Busby and later Thorntonhall and East Kilbride with the city. It opened in two stages, in 1866 and 1868, and served industry and encouraged residential development.
Parkhouse is a residential neighbourhood of Glasgow, Scotland close to the border with East Renfrewshire. It is located on the south-western edge of the city, close to the towns of Barrhead and Newton Mearns in East Renfrewshire. Within the G53 postcode area and the Greater Pollok ward of the Glasgow City Council administration, the eastern cluster of private housing was constructed in the 1980s and the western part in the 2010s, prior to which it was open farmland annexed to Glasgow in 1938.
Millhall is a hamlet in East Renfrewshire, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies 0.8 miles (1.3 km) southeast of Eaglesham, 8.3 miles (13.4 km) northwest of Strathaven and 3.6 miles (5.8 km) southwest of East Kilbride.
The A724 road in Scotland runs within South Lanarkshire between Rutherglen and Hamilton. It follows an ancient route which is marked on William Roy's Lowland Map of Scotland (1755) with only minor deviations from its modern course.
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