Stepps

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Stepps
Stepps shown within Scotland
Population	4,802
OS grid reference	NS655685
Council area	North Lanarkshire
Lieutenancy area	Lanarkshire
Constituent country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G33
Dialling code	0141
Police	Strathclyde
Fire	Strathclyde
Ambulance	Scottish
European Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Scottish Parliament	Coatbridge and Chryston
List of places: UK • Scotland

Coordinates: 55°53′27″N 4°09′08″W / 55.89079, -4.1522

Stepps is a small town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the north-eastern outskirts of Glasgow. The town consists of Stepps Village, Cardowan, Stepps Hill and Millerston It had a population of 4,802 according to the 2001 census, however large scale housing developments in Cardowan and Stepps since 2001 mean that the current population is likely to be somewhat larger.

1 History
2 Transport
3 Shops
4 References

[edit] History

Originally part of the Garnkirk estate, the name for the settlement appears to post-date that of the main road through its centre, Steps Road, which was named in the 19th century and appended with a Steps Road railway station in the 1850s. The name and spelling Stepps only became accepted when the name of the station formally changed to Stepps in 1924.

[edit] Transport

Stepps has served as a commuter town for Glasgow. The town is served by a railway station on SPT's Cumbernauld Line, providing a quick commute to central Glasgow, and by the A80 road. The town was bypassed by the southern section of the M80 motorway in 1992; that section of motorway is still referred to locally as the Stepps Bypass. The town's main bus service is the number 36 bus.

[edit] Shops

Stepps is home to very few shops, most of them beauty or tanning salons, with a slight lack of other more practicable services. However, there is Taste Buds cafe, De Bloemist florist and The Ironing Basket, all of which add to the town's modern image.