English / Map Form: Baillieston
Gaelic Form: no Gaelic form
Location: Glasgow
Post Town: GLASGOW
County: City of Glasgow
Local Authority: Glasgow City
English / Map Form: Baillieston
Gaelic Form: no Gaelic form
Language Notes
Element Meaning
Sources
| Bailieston | 1773 Ross |
| Baillys town | 1747-55 Roy |
Additional Information
This is probably coined from a surname, cf. this website which makes a convincing case. The surname is from OF baillie, ‘bailiff’. It is not mentioned in the Cess book for Lanarkshire 1724-25.