Queenzieburn
Queenzieburn (Scots: Queenieburn)[1] is a small settlement in 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.
Queenzieburn
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Queenzieburn viewed from the west | |
Queenzieburn Location within North Lanarkshire | |
Population | 520 |
Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Glasgow |
Postcode district | G65 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
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]
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gollark: You can:- listen to FM radio- read worryingly unencrypted pager messages- observe many simple "smart" things using ISM bands- spy on nearby aircraft- find directions to things- listen to also worryingly unencrypted sometimes satellite communications
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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.
- https://www.cumbernauld-news.co.uk/news/get-well-soon-wee-jimmy-1-356368
- "25 inch O.S. Map with Bing slider". N.L.S. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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