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Mount Vernon is a district of Glasgow , Scotland . 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 who purchased the 'Old Extent of Windyedge' renamed it Mount Vernon {Link without Title} - it is thought - 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 interests in tobacco trade ( Tobacco Lords ) purchased the land in 1756 and built a mansion house and called it Mount Vernon House, thereafter he expanded the property into an estate. The Glasgow to Bothwell railway was laid in the mid 19th Century and the land owner - David Carrick Buchanan feud off parts of the land which resulted in the building of the present Mount Vernon. The area was removed from Lanarkshire in the local government reorganisation of 1975 . Mount Vernon is considered an affluent suburb by some. House prices regularly exceed £200,000. Local celebrities that live there include Elaine C Smith and photographer Jordan M. Mount Vernon railway station is served by the Glasgow - Whifflet line. Services to Glasgow Central depart xx19 and xx49. Services to Whifflet depart xx26 and xx56. To the north: Barrachnie . To the south: Kenmuir To the east: Baillieston . To the west: Sandyhills . BUILDINGS
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