22-484: Kingsgate may refer to: Places [ edit ] Kingsgate, East Kilbride , Scotland Kingsgate, Kent , England, part of Broadstairs Kingsgate, Kirkland, Washington Kingsgate, Winchester , Hampshire, England Kingsgate, British Columbia Kingsgate, Dunfermline , an indoor shopping centre located in the town centre of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Kingsgate, Huddersfield , an indoor shopping centre located in
44-542: A 40-mile-per-hour dual carriageway passing the Springhall and Whitlawburn housing schemes, but soon afterwards drops to a 30-mile-per-hour zone and the dual carriageway section ends at a junction with Blairbeth Road (formerly the A730 until a re-designation upon the completion of the bypass in 2017). it travels into Burnside as East Kilbride Road until reaching Burnside railway station . Turning north onto Stonelaw Road, it meets
66-657: A brief part of the one-way system along with the A89 road (Gallowgate) on the eastern edge of the Merchant City . It ends at Glasgow Cross , a grade junction with the A8 ( High Street / Saltmarket ); thereafter the road continues as the Trongate (historically part of the A82 road ) into the heart of the city centre unclassified. The '18' bus service, one of the primary routes by the major operator in
88-582: A large Rolls-Royce plant from the 1950s (employing 4,000 workers at its peak) until the 2010s, when the company relocated to more modern facilities in Renfrewshire . In 2016, plans were approved to transform the site into a mixed residential and commercial development; one of the main developments by Barratt Developments , was named Merlin Gardens with street names ( Avon Drive, Dart Avenue, Griffon Crescent, Shackleton Drive, Viscount Terrace) invoking
110-528: A long-established cutting – concrete walls approximately 13 feet (4.0 m) high on either side, topped by vegetation – through higher ground known as Clincarthill on the west side and Wardlawhill on the east side, soon meeting the historic Main Street (B768) at Rutherglen Cross. Becoming the narrow Farmeloan Road, it crosses over the West Coast Main Line railway beside Rutherglen railway station , and under
132-566: A proposal was in place to upgrade this to a dual carriageway for better links to the A726 on the western side of the town), and for the Kingsgate Retail Park ( Nerston ). After a traffic light junction the road becomes National Speed Limit, descending down a long hill flanked by fields towards Rutherglen , offering panoramic views over much of Greater Glasgow . In this rural section it is known as Glasgow Road. Around two miles north-west there
154-538: Is a grade separated staggered junction for the B759 road to Greenlees Road (for Cambuslang / Kirkhill ) to the east followed by Cathkin Braes Road (for Carmunnock ) to the west, and the permitted speed reduces to a 40-mile-per-hour limit. The junction can be dangerous due to the speeds involved, and the fact that the traffic for Cambuslang queued in the fast lane at busy times and crosses the southbound lanes, as does traffic from
176-476: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kingsgate, East Kilbride Nerston is a village situated on the northern green-belt boundary of the new town of East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire , Scotland. Nerston is Scots for Near-town. The headquarters of Robert Wiseman Dairies - now renamed Müller Wiseman Dairies - has been based in
198-607: The A749 spur which connects onto the A725 (added in the 1990s to bypass the Whirlies where possible to ease congestion); another exit provides access to the former Rolls-Royce engineering works, which closed in 2010s and was converted mostly to housing to complement existing commercial and retail property. The road continues past a third roundabout with exits for the Stewartfield district (as of 2020,
220-745: The Glasgow East End Regeneration Route (A728) at Dalmarnock railway station and continues past the B763 road (Dunn Street), then enters the Bridgeton District as Dalmarnock Road. At Bridgeton Cross and Bridgeton railway station , the A749 label switches onto London Road (with small sections swapping designation with the A74 near to Glasgow Green ) and carries on west to Glasgow city centre, passing Calton and The Barras flea market . It forms
242-518: The B road onto the northbound carriageway. Fatalities have occurred and the construction of a new residential development in the adjacent fields led to safety measures being proposed in 2017 and introduced two years later. The road continues on to another roundabout where it meets the end of the A730 road – the Cathkin bypass. Now known as East Kilbride Road, the A749 continues north for another brief spell as
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#1732841027341264-628: The Glasgow Fresh Air Fortnight Committee holiday camps for Glasgow children. The school eventually closed in 2010 as a result of a cost-cutting exercise, the remaining primary children being merged with pupils at Greenwood School and relocated to the former Hampden School premises in Glasgow. The abandoned school buildings were completely demolished in March 2014 to make way for a collection of nineteen 4- and 5-bedroom houses to be built on
286-528: The company's products and related aircraft. A 21st century development between Nerston and the suburb of Stewartfield is the 90-acre sports complex Playsport which features a 9-hole golf course and driving range , Five-a-side football and indoor skatepark , trampolining and Climbing wall facilities. In 2023, the Playsport Arena opened as a new home stadium for the Caledonia Gladiators ,
308-604: The elevated M74 motorway (however offers no access). A junction with the end of the A724 (Cambuslang Road) at Farme Cross results in another name change, to Dalmarnock Road; this is followed by crossing the River Clyde . Passing the Clyde Walkway , the road enters the City of Glasgow proper still heading in a northwesterly direction. The road enters Glasgow at Dalmarnock and where it meets
330-487: The ongoing expansion of the new town, having been originally located at the East Kilbride Village Show Park and later at Blacklaw where the course extended into Calderwood Estate. Nerston is also the name given to one of East Kilbride's three major industrial estates (the others being Kelvin and College Milton ) although it is some way to the south of the original village. The area was the location of
352-517: The only professional basketball team in Scotland, with plans to expand the initial 1,600 capacity to 6,000. A749 road The A749 road in Scotland connects East Kilbride with Glasgow city centre via Rutherglen and Bridgeton . The road starts off as a dual carriageway at a roundabout called "The Whirlies", with a junction for the A725 road . Running north it quickly meets another roundabout for
374-415: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kingsgate . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kingsgate&oldid=1047944732 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
396-579: The site for Cala Homes. Building commenced late in the Summer of 2016 with expected completion early in 2017. Immediately to the west of the present hamlet of Nerston, and upon the lands formerly known as West or Wester Nerston, is Kingsgate Retail Park, first opened in 1995. It grew in popularity when parking charges were introduced for car parks at the town centre. Its location on the A749 road (and bus route) from East Kilbride to Rutherglen and Glasgow also attracts customers from these areas as well as within
418-497: The start of the B762 (Dukes Road), forms the traditional 'high street' retail zone for the area, then and continues north and downhill to Rutherglen town centre, directly overlooked by houses at a few points but generally open space – two small parks, a care home complex set back from the road, and a bowling green – or civic buildings including the local health centre, a church and the converted building of Rutherglen Academy . It goes through
440-514: The town centre of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England Other uses [ edit ] KingsGate Community Church , a large Christian Church with centres in Peterborough, Cambridge, and Leicester, England Kingsgate Consolidated Limited , mining company operating Challenger mine and listed on the ASX as KCN See also [ edit ] King's Gate (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
462-399: The town, and is popular for East Kilbride-based commuters returning by car from work in Glasgow who visit the shops on their way home. A second phase of development was undertaken some years after the initial project with additional retail space being constructed to the south of the existing site. The East Kilbride Golf Club, founded in 1900, was relocated to Nerston in the late 1960s due to
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#1732841027341484-674: The village since 1959, housed in a former farmhouse and piggery, the original farm and dairy premises founded in 1947 at Murray Farm having been redeveloped by the East Kilbride Development Corporation. Nerston Residential School was established in 1940 by Glasgow Corporation as the Nerston Residential Child Guidance Clinic, using houses previously purchased by the Glasgow United Evangelist Association in 1898 for use of
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