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Shettleston, Glasgow — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Shettleston lies in the east end of Glasgow, where Shettleston Road strings together a long run of parish churches.
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Where to stay in Shettleston
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The east end keeps few hotels, so most visitors take a room in central Glasgow and travel out to Shettleston for an event at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre. Two roads organise the rest. Shettleston Road strings St Serf's Church, the Church of St Paul and Carntyne Old Church along its length.
Tollcross Road takes the other line, past Tollcross Central Church and the Victoria Tollcross Church and Hall.
About Shettleston
What are the main landmarks in Shettleston?
Almost every name on Shettleston's register is a church. Shettleston Old Parish Church stands on Killin Street, Eastbank Church on Old Shettleston Road, and both St Serf's Church and the Church of St Paul take addresses on Shettleston Road itself. St Margaret's Church sits on Braidfauld Street.
Victoria Tollcross Church and Hall and Tollcross Central Church on Tollcross Road carry the Tollcross name, while Carntyne Old Church takes an address back on Shettleston Road. The Tollcross International Swimming Centre breaks the pattern.
What is the history of Shettleston?
Congregations multiplied across the east end. Shettleston Old Parish Church on Killin Street holds the oldest of those names, while Eastbank Church, St Serf's Church, St Margaret's Church and Carntyne Old Church show how many separate congregations one part of Glasgow once supported. Later building took another form.
The Tollcross International Swimming Centre stands as the modern counterweight, a swimming venue among the church halls and parish buildings that otherwise fill the streets around Shettleston Road.
Where is Shettleston?
Shettleston occupies a slice of Glasgow's east end, its ground mapped by Shettleston Road, Old Shettleston Road, Tollcross Road and Killin Street.
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Updated September 2026