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	'''Bishopbriggs''' ({{~~lang-~~sco\|The Briggs}}; {{~~lang-~~gd\|Achadh an Easbaig}}) is a town in [[East Dunbartonshire]], Scotland. It lies on the northern fringe of [[Greater Glasgow]], approximately {{convert\|4\|mi\|km\|0}} from the [[Glasgow city centre\|city centre]]. [[Shires of Scotland\|Historically]] in [[Lanarkshire]], the area was once part of the historic [[Civil parish\|parish]] of [[Cadder]] - originally lands granted by [[William I of Scotland\|King William the Lion]] to the [[Bishop of Glasgow]], [[Jocelin (Bishop of Glasgow)\|Jocelin]], in 1180. It was later part of the county of [[Lanarkshire]], and then an independent [[burgh]] from 1964 to 1975. Today, Bishopbriggs' close geographic proximity to [[Glasgow]] now effectively makes it a suburb and [[commuter town]] of the city.		'''Bishopbriggs''' ({{langx\|sco\|The Briggs}}; {{langx\|gd\|Achadh an Easbaig}}) is a town in [[East Dunbartonshire]], Scotland. It lies on the northern fringe of [[Greater Glasgow]], approximately {{convert\|4\|mi\|km\|0}} from the [[Glasgow city centre\|city centre]]. [[Shires of Scotland\|Historically]] in [[Lanarkshire]], the area was once part of the historic [[Civil parish\|parish]] of [[Cadder]] - originally lands granted by [[William I of Scotland\|King William the Lion]] to the [[Bishop of Glasgow]], [[Jocelin (Bishop of Glasgow)\|Jocelin]], in 1180. It was later part of the county of [[Lanarkshire]], and then an independent [[burgh]] from 1964 to 1975. Today, Bishopbriggs' close geographic proximity to [[Glasgow]] now effectively makes it a suburb and [[commuter town]] of the city.

	It was ranked the 2nd most desirable postcode in Scotland to live in following a study by the Centre for Economic and Business Research in 2015 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Scott \|first1=David \|title=Scotland's top 10 places to live revealed \|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/565708/Scotland-s-most-desirable-postcodes-revealed \|website=Express.co.uk \|access-date=3 August 2021 \|language=en \|date=23 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/best-worst-areas-live-uk-9938782 \|title=Do you live in one of the nicest areas in Britain? Most desirable places revealed - see where yours ranks - Mirror Online \|publisher=Mirror.co.uk \|date=2017-03-01 \|access-date=2018-06-02}}</ref>		It was ranked the 2nd most desirable postcode in Scotland to live in following a study by the Centre for Economic and Business Research in 2015 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Scott \|first1=David \|title=Scotland's top 10 places to live revealed \|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/565708/Scotland-s-most-desirable-postcodes-revealed \|website=Express.co.uk \|access-date=3 August 2021 \|language=en \|date=23 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/best-worst-areas-live-uk-9938782 \|title=Do you live in one of the nicest areas in Britain? Most desirable places revealed - see where yours ranks - Mirror Online \|publisher=Mirror.co.uk \|date=2017-03-01 \|access-date=2018-06-02}}</ref>

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	'''Bishopbriggs''' ({{lang-sco\|~~Bishie/~~The Briggs}}; {{lang-gd\|Achadh an Easbaig}}) is a town in [[East Dunbartonshire]], Scotland. It lies on the northern fringe of [[Greater Glasgow]], approximately {{convert\|4\|mi\|km\|0}} from the [[Glasgow city centre\|city centre]]. [[Shires of Scotland\|Historically]] in [[Lanarkshire]], the area was once part of the historic [[Civil parish\|parish]] of [[Cadder]] - originally lands granted by [[William I of Scotland\|King William the Lion]] to the [[Bishop of Glasgow]], [[Jocelin (Bishop of Glasgow)\|Jocelin]], in 1180. It was later part of the county of [[Lanarkshire]], and then an independent [[burgh]] from 1964 to 1975. Today, Bishopbriggs' close geographic proximity to [[Glasgow]] now effectively makes it a suburb and [[commuter town]] of the city.		'''Bishopbriggs''' ({{lang-sco\|The Briggs}}; {{lang-gd\|Achadh an Easbaig}}) is a town in [[East Dunbartonshire]], Scotland. It lies on the northern fringe of [[Greater Glasgow]], approximately {{convert\|4\|mi\|km\|0}} from the [[Glasgow city centre\|city centre]]. [[Shires of Scotland\|Historically]] in [[Lanarkshire]], the area was once part of the historic [[Civil parish\|parish]] of [[Cadder]] - originally lands granted by [[William I of Scotland\|King William the Lion]] to the [[Bishop of Glasgow]], [[Jocelin (Bishop of Glasgow)\|Jocelin]], in 1180. It was later part of the county of [[Lanarkshire]], and then an independent [[burgh]] from 1964 to 1975. Today, Bishopbriggs' close geographic proximity to [[Glasgow]] now effectively makes it a suburb and [[commuter town]] of the city.

	It was ranked the 2nd most desirable postcode in Scotland to live in following a study by the Centre for Economic and Business Research in 2015 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Scott \|first1=David \|title=Scotland's top 10 places to live revealed \|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/565708/Scotland-s-most-desirable-postcodes-revealed \|website=Express.co.uk \|access-date=3 August 2021 \|language=en \|date=23 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/best-worst-areas-live-uk-9938782 \|title=Do you live in one of the nicest areas in Britain? Most desirable places revealed - see where yours ranks - Mirror Online \|publisher=Mirror.co.uk \|date=2017-03-01 \|access-date=2018-06-02}}</ref>		It was ranked the 2nd most desirable postcode in Scotland to live in following a study by the Centre for Economic and Business Research in 2015 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Scott \|first1=David \|title=Scotland's top 10 places to live revealed \|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/565708/Scotland-s-most-desirable-postcodes-revealed \|website=Express.co.uk \|access-date=3 August 2021 \|language=en \|date=23 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/best-worst-areas-live-uk-9938782 \|title=Do you live in one of the nicest areas in Britain? Most desirable places revealed - see where yours ranks - Mirror Online \|publisher=Mirror.co.uk \|date=2017-03-01 \|access-date=2018-06-02}}</ref>

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	'''Bishopbriggs''' ({{lang-sco\|The Briggs}}; {{lang-gd\|Achadh an Easbaig}}) is a town in [[East Dunbartonshire]], Scotland. It lies on the northern fringe of [[Greater Glasgow]], approximately {{convert\|4\|mi\|km\|0}} from the [[Glasgow city centre\|city centre]]. [[Shires of Scotland\|Historically]] in [[Lanarkshire]], the area was once part of the historic [[Civil parish\|parish]] of [[Cadder]] - originally lands granted by [[William I of Scotland\|King William the Lion]] to the [[Bishop of Glasgow]], [[Jocelin (Bishop of Glasgow)\|Jocelin]], in 1180. It was later part of the county of [[Lanarkshire]], and then an independent [[burgh]] from 1964 to 1975. Today, Bishopbriggs' close geographic proximity to [[Glasgow]] now effectively makes it a suburb and [[commuter town]] of the city.		'''Bishopbriggs''' ({{lang-sco\|Bishie/The Briggs}}; {{lang-gd\|Achadh an Easbaig}}) is a town in [[East Dunbartonshire]], Scotland. It lies on the northern fringe of [[Greater Glasgow]], approximately {{convert\|4\|mi\|km\|0}} from the [[Glasgow city centre\|city centre]]. [[Shires of Scotland\|Historically]] in [[Lanarkshire]], the area was once part of the historic [[Civil parish\|parish]] of [[Cadder]] - originally lands granted by [[William I of Scotland\|King William the Lion]] to the [[Bishop of Glasgow]], [[Jocelin (Bishop of Glasgow)\|Jocelin]], in 1180. It was later part of the county of [[Lanarkshire]], and then an independent [[burgh]] from 1964 to 1975. Today, Bishopbriggs' close geographic proximity to [[Glasgow]] now effectively makes it a suburb and [[commuter town]] of the city.

	It was ranked the 2nd most desirable postcode in Scotland to live in following a study by the Centre for Economic and Business Research in 2015 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Scott \|first1=David \|title=Scotland's top 10 places to live revealed \|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/565708/Scotland-s-most-desirable-postcodes-revealed \|website=Express.co.uk \|access-date=3 August 2021 \|language=en \|date=23 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/best-worst-areas-live-uk-9938782 \|title=Do you live in one of the nicest areas in Britain? Most desirable places revealed - see where yours ranks - Mirror Online \|publisher=Mirror.co.uk \|date=2017-03-01 \|access-date=2018-06-02}}</ref>		It was ranked the 2nd most desirable postcode in Scotland to live in following a study by the Centre for Economic and Business Research in 2015 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Scott \|first1=David \|title=Scotland's top 10 places to live revealed \|url=http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/565708/Scotland-s-most-desirable-postcodes-revealed \|website=Express.co.uk \|access-date=3 August 2021 \|language=en \|date=23 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/best-worst-areas-live-uk-9938782 \|title=Do you live in one of the nicest areas in Britain? Most desirable places revealed - see where yours ranks - Mirror Online \|publisher=Mirror.co.uk \|date=2017-03-01 \|access-date=2018-06-02}}</ref>

2A04:4A43:4E5F:DE32:0:0:120C:8C38: Added a term in Scots used by residents to refer to the town, it is Bishy or Bishie but have used Bishie in this instance

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Added a term in Scots used by residents to refer to the town, it is Bishy or Bishie but have used Bishie in this instance

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	\| scots_name = The Briggs<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://d3lmsxlb5aor5x.cloudfront.net/library/document/Map_of_Scotland_in_Scots-Guide_and_gazetteer.pdf \| title=Map of Scotland in Scots - Guide and gazetteer}}</ref>		\| scots_name = The Briggs/Bishie<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://d3lmsxlb5aor5x.cloudfront.net/library/document/Map_of_Scotland_in_Scots-Guide_and_gazetteer.pdf \| title=Map of Scotland in Scots - Guide and gazetteer}}</ref>
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	==Twin towns==		==Twin towns==
			Bishopbriggs is [[sister city\|twinned]] with:
	*~~{{flagicon\|France}}~~ [[Corbeil-Essonnes]], [[France]]		* [[Corbeil-Essonnes]], France
	*~~{{flagicon\|Japan}}~~ [[Yoichi, Hokkaido\|Yoichi]], [[Japan]]		* [[Yoichi, Hokkaido\|Yoichi]], Japan

	==References==		==References==

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	With the introduction of the present [[Local government in Scotland\|unitary local government system]] in 1996, and the dissolution of the Regional and District setup, as a result of the [[Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]], Bishopbriggs became part of the [[East Dunbartonshire]] Council area. As a result of the [[Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004]] and following a further boundary review in 2017, the town is now represented on the council by two multi-member [[Ward (country subdivision)\|wards]]: [[Bishopbriggs South]] with three [[councillor]]s, and [[Bishopbriggs North and Campsie (ward)\|Bishopbriggs North & Campsie]] with four councillors.<ref>[https://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/residents/council-democracy/committees-and-councillors/councillors-2017 Councillors 2017], [[East Dunbartonshire Council]]. Retrieved 17 April 2022</ref>		With the introduction of the present [[Local government in Scotland\|unitary local government system]] in 1996, and the dissolution of the Regional and District setup, as a result of the [[Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994]], Bishopbriggs became part of the [[East Dunbartonshire]] Council area. As a result of the [[Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004]] and following a further boundary review in 2017, the town is now represented on the council by two multi-member [[Ward (country subdivision)\|wards]]: [[Bishopbriggs South]] with three [[councillor]]s, and [[Bishopbriggs North and Campsie (ward)\|Bishopbriggs North & Campsie]] with four councillors.<ref>[https://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/residents/council-democracy/committees-and-councillors/councillors-2017 Councillors 2017], [[East Dunbartonshire Council]]. Retrieved 17 April 2022</ref>

	In the national government, Bishopbriggs is represented by the [[Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency)\|Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency of the Scottish Parliament]] with the [[Member of the Scottish Parliament\|MSP]] being [[Rona Mackay]] of the [[Scottish National Party (SNP)]], as well as the 7 [[Additional Member System\|additional]] list MSPs that make up the [[West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)\|West of Scotland region]]. The town is represented at Westminster by the [[East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)\|East Dunbartonshire constituency of the House of Commons]], with the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom\|MP]] being [[~~Amy~~ ~~Callaghan~~]] ~~also~~ of the ~~SNP~~. Both constituencies are considered to be [[Marginal seat]]s, with relatively high numbers of [[Swing vote]]s. Prior to [[Brexit]] in 2020 it was part of the [[Scotland]] [[Scotland (European Parliament constituency)\|European Parliament Constituency]].		In the national government, Bishopbriggs is represented by the [[Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency)\|Strathkelvin and Bearsden constituency of the Scottish Parliament]] with the [[Member of the Scottish Parliament\|MSP]] being [[Rona Mackay]] of the [[Scottish National Party (SNP)]], as well as the 7 [[Additional Member System\|additional]] list MSPs that make up the [[West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)\|West of Scotland region]]. The town is represented at Westminster by the [[East Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency)\|East Dunbartonshire constituency of the House of Commons]], with the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom\|MP]] being [[Susan Murray]] of the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Liberal Democrats]]. Both constituencies are considered to be [[Marginal seat]]s, with relatively high numbers of [[Swing vote]]s. Prior to [[Brexit]] in 2020 it was part of the [[Scotland]] [[Scotland (European Parliament constituency)\|European Parliament Constituency]].

	==Transport==		==Transport==

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 [[Lowmoss Prison|HMP Low Moss]] was located on the outskirts of the town at the site of a former [[World War II]] [[Royal Air Force]] [[Barrage balloon]] station, near to the Strathkelvin Retail Park and Low Moss Industrial Estate at [[Cadder]]. In early January 2007, it was announced that the Scottish Executive had overruled the initial objection by East Dunbartonshire Council for the prison to be extensively modernised and extended, and after completion will be three times its present size, capable of containing 700 inmates in a medium-security facility. The prison closed in May 2007 and construction of replacement is underway after a review by the Scottish Government.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6384669.stm |title=UK &#124; Scotland &#124; Glasgow and West &#124; Low Moss prison to close in May |work=BBC News |date=2007-02-22 |access-date=2018-06-02}}</ref>
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 ===Canal===
 The Bishopbriggs section of the [[Forth and Clyde Canal]] opened in 1775 and when completed, connected the [[River Clyde]], at [[Bowling, West Dunbartonshire|Bowling]], to the [[River Forth]], at [[Grangemouth]]. Junctions at [[Falkirk]] with the [[Union Canal (Scotland)|Union Canal]] and at [[Maryhill]] to the [[Monkland Canal]] completed the network. The canal reopened in 2003 to non-commercial navigation as part of the Millennium Project. This included the newly reconstructed Farm Bridge over the Canal at Mavis Valley, adjacent to the Leisuredrome. The previous fixed [[Girder bridge]] replaced an older [[Bascule bridge]], and was built after the closure of the canal in 1962.<ref>{{Canmore |num=122403 |desc=Bishopbriggs, Balmuildy Road, Forth And Clyde Canal, Farm Bridge |access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref>
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	Buses provide services through the town towards the Kelvin Valley (Kirkintilloch, Torrance, Kilsyth). Long-distance services to Stirling and Falkirk were discontinued in 2017. Bus companies include [[First Glasgow]] (service 87 to Woodhill and services 88 and 89 through the town centre), in addition to a local circular service 142 from [[Glasgow Citybus]] (previously operated by John Morrow Coaches) that runs a local route around the town. This service links the Cross, Mavis Valley, Cadder, Strathkelvin Retail Park, Woodhill and Auchinairn from 0800 to 1700 Mon-Fri. Additional services 147 (to Scotstoun) and 148 (to Clydebank) are infrequent and used only to facilitate trips to the bus depot. Defunct operator [[Kelvin Scottish]] Buses had their headquarters in the town at Westerhill Road.		Buses provide services through the town towards the Kelvin Valley (Kirkintilloch, Torrance, Kilsyth). Long-distance services to Stirling and Falkirk were discontinued in 2017. Bus companies include [[First Glasgow]] (service 87 to Woodhill and services 88 and 89 through the town centre), in addition to a local circular service 142 from [[Glasgow Citybus]] (previously operated by John Morrow Coaches) that runs a local route around the town. This service links the Cross, Mavis Valley, Cadder, Strathkelvin Retail Park, Woodhill and Auchinairn from 0800 to 1700 Mon-Fri. Additional services 147 (to Scotstoun) and 148 (to Clydebank) are infrequent and used only to facilitate trips to the bus depot. Defunct operator [[Kelvin Scottish]] Buses had their headquarters in the town at Westerhill Road.

			===Canal===
			The Bishopbriggs section of the [[Forth and Clyde Canal]] opened in 1775 and when completed, connected the [[River Clyde]], at [[Bowling, West Dunbartonshire\|Bowling]], to the [[River Forth]], at [[Grangemouth]]. Junctions at [[Falkirk]] with the [[Union Canal (Scotland)\|Union Canal]] and at [[Maryhill]] to the [[Monkland Canal]] completed the network. The canal reopened in 2003 to non-commercial navigation as part of the Millennium Project. This included the newly reconstructed Farm Bridge over the Canal at Mavis Valley, adjacent to the Leisuredrome. The previous fixed [[Girder bridge]] replaced an older [[Bascule bridge]], and was built after the closure of the canal in 1962.<ref>{{Canmore \|num=122403 \|desc=Bishopbriggs, Balmuildy Road, Forth And Clyde Canal, Farm Bridge \|access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref>

	==Twin towns==		==Twin towns==

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