Camlachie

Camlachie
Scottish Gaelic: Camadh Làthaich
Camlachie
 Camlachie shown within Glasgow
OS grid referenceNS616646
Council areaGlasgow City Council
Lieutenancy areaGlasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town GLASGOW
Postcode district G40
Dialling code 0141
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentGlasgow Central
Scottish ParliamentGlasgow Shettleston
List of places
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Coordinates: 55°51′17″N 4°12′45″W / 55.8547°N 4.2125°W / 55.8547; -4.2125

Camlachie tower blocks, the Bluevale and Whitevale Towers

Camlachie (Gaelic: Camadh Làthaich) is an area of the city of Glasgow in Scotland. Formerly a weaving village on the Camlachie Burn, it is located in the east end of the city, between Dennistoun to the north, and Bridgeton to the south.

It gave its name to the former constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament, Glasgow Camlachie.

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