Milngavie

Milngavie, [ mɪlgaɪ ] or [ mʌlgaɪ ], is a suburb of Glasgow in Scotland. It is approximately 13 kilometers away from the city center of Glasgow in District East Dunbartonshire. In Milngavie is the starting point of the West Highland Ways. Between 1825 and 1914, the nationally significant whiskey distillery Tambowie was operated near Milngavie.

Most of the residents Milngavies commutes to work or to study in Glasgow. Milngavie is connected to the North Clyde Line of the Scottish railway company SPT that connects it to Glasgow. It is a popular recreation area with an unusually high proportion of seniors.

The name Milngavie is translated from the Gaelic. Hence also the difference between the spoken and written name. The Gaelic name for the city is " Muillean Dhàibhidh ", pronounced " Moolin Ghuh - ee ( [ mu ː lɪngʌwi ] ) ", which means " David 's Mill ." The Gaelic letter combination bh is usually translated into English as v, even if a pronunciation ( English ) w corresponds here.

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Post town Clydebank and Milngavie (Scottish Parliament constituency)
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