OS grid reference NS658628 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district G32 Dialling code 0141 Lieutenancy area Glasgow City Council UK parliament constituency Glasgow East | Country Scotland Post town GLASGOW Police Scottish Council area Glasgow City Council Scottish parliament Glasgow Shettleston | |
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Mount Vernon is a residential area in the east end of the City of Glasgow, Scotland. It borders with Sandyhills to the west, Shettleston to the north, and Garrowhill to the east.
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History
The area was originally part of the Parish of Old Monkland, and also of the Barony and Regality of Glasgow. From at least the Middle Ages, the rental book of the Diocese of Glasgow records it as Windy Edge or variations thereof – AD 1526, Jame Browyn rentalit in vs xd land in the Wyndy Hege. In 1742 a Glasgow merchant named Robert Boyd purchased the 'Old Extent of Windyedge' and renamed it Mount Vernon, in honour of Admiral Edward Vernon of the Royal Navy who was famous at that time for his expedition against the Spanish Main. Another Glasgow merchant, George Buchanan whose family had extensive [1] interests in tobacco trade purchased the land in 1758 and built an extension to the existing house re-modelling it as a country mansion.
Landfill site
To the south of Mount Vernon is the location of Greenoakhill Quarry, one of Europe's largest urban landfill sites, operated by Paterson Quarries Ltd. The landfill has been operational since 1955 and receives an assortment of high level waste from all over Scotland. The site covers 230 acres (93 ha) and is licensed to take up to 500,000 tonnes of waste per year. Landfill gas from the site is collected to fuel gas turbines generating electricity which is fed back into the National Grid.
Present day
Generally affluent and suburban in character.
Mount Vernon railway station is served by the Glasgow – Whifflet line. Services to Glasgow Central depart at xx19 and xx49. Services to Whifflet depart xx26 and xx56.
Notable people
Celebrities living there include Elaine C. Smith and Cameron McKenna.
John Barrowman was born in Mount Vernon.