Chryston

Chryston is a village in the Scottish unitary authority of North Lanarkshire. It is located in the Central Belt about eight kilometers southwest of Cumbernauld and 13 km north-east of Glasgow. On the eastern edge of Chryston is the Bedlay Castle Castle.

History

The area of Chryston was already inhabited in the Stone Age. Stone Age artifacts have been found in the municipal district and in its surroundings, which are dated to the 5th millennium BC. The present town was first mentioned in 1535. Over the centuries, are different spellings of the place name to find, including Chrystinsone, Criston, Crystown and Cryston. It could be derived from Christ 's Town. Since 1853, the Free Church of Scotland is represented with a church building in Chryston. In 1878 was added a second church. 1881 464 persons were counted in Chryston; 110 years later, there were 3057th By 2001, the population of Chryston was then reduced to 2653.

Traffic

Chryston is connected to several highways. The A80 runs directly through the town and connects the city center of Glasgow with the M73 eastbound. The M80 runs past the north by Chryston. Chryston lies north of a railway line that was opened in the 19th century as the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway. The nearest railway station was at that time about three kilometers southwest in Garnkirk. It is operated to this day, but now is located in the village of Stepps.