Bearsden's a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the northwestern fringe of Greater Glasgow, and's effectively a suburb of Glasgow. It's approximately from Glasgow City Centre, on the site of the Roman Antonine Wall. History Toponymy Bearsden was first known as New Kilpatrick and the town's official Gaelic name's Cille Phàdraig Ùr. Following this it came to be called New Kirk. The current name Bearsden originated from the railway station built in 1863, but the origin of… (More on Bearsden)