Queenzieburn

Queenzieburn
Scots: *Queenieburn*
Queenzieburn Scots: Queenieburn;
	Queenzieburn viewed from the west
	Queenzieburn Location within North Lanarkshire
Population	520
Council area	North Lanarkshire;
Lieutenancy area	Dunbartonshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Glasgow
Postcode district	G65
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East;
Scottish Parliament	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°58′23″N 4°05′31″W / 55.973°N 04.092°W

Queenzieburn (Scots: Queenieburn)^[1] is a small settlement in the historic county of Stirlingshire and the Council Area of North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Its estimated population is 520.^[2] It is located near the town of Kilsyth and has a small industrial estate. The village has one school called Chapelgreen Primary. Senior pupils usually attend Kilsyth Academy.

Etymology

Queenzieburn is pronounced /kwiːnibɜːrn/. This is due to the original Scots spelling, Queenȝieburn, containing the letter yogh, which was later erroneously confused with the tailed z. The meaning may be "stream, of the wedge place".^[3]

Notable residents

Entertainer Janette Tough who, along with her husband Ian, make up the comedy duo the Krankies, grew up in Queenzieburn.^[4]

Queenzieburn and Kilsyth from the air. The four main vertical lines looking roughly left to right at the bottom of the picture are: Glasgow Road through Queenzieburn and Kilsyth, the line of the old Kelvin Valley Railway Line near Gavell Station,^[5] the River Kelvin, and the Forth and Clyde Canal

References

^ "The Online Scots Dictionary". Scots Online. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
^ "Estimated population of localities by broad age groups, mid-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2018.
^ Drummond, Peter, John (2014). An analysis of toponyms and toponymic patterns in eight parishes of the upper Kelvin basin (PDF). Glasgow: Glasgow University. p. 278. Retrieved 3 July 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Get well soon, wee Jimmy - Cumbernauld News". Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
^ "25 inch O.S. Map with Bing slider". N.L.S. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

External links

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[scots-1] "The Online Scots Dictionary". Scots Online. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

[2] "Estimated population of localities by broad age groups, mid-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[3] Drummond, Peter, John (2014). An analysis of toponyms and toponymic patterns in eight parishes of the upper Kelvin basin (PDF). Glasgow: Glasgow University. p. 278. Retrieved 3 July 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[4] "Get well soon, wee Jimmy - Cumbernauld News". Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

[5] "25 inch O.S. Map with Bing slider". N.L.S. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 13 February 2018.

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Queenzieburn Scots: Queenieburn
Queenzieburn viewed from the west
Queenzieburn Location within North Lanarkshire
Population	520
Council area	North Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Dunbartonshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Glasgow
Postcode district	G65

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
Scottish Parliament	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
List of places UK Scotland 55°58′23″N 4°05′31″W / 55.973°N 04.092°W / 55.973; -04.092