ʌntˈɪl ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z bˈʌsbi vˈɪlɪdʒ kənsˈɪstᵻd əvə skˈæɾɚɹ ʌv kˈɑːɾɪdʒᵻz ɐlˈɔŋ ɐ tɹˈæk lˈiːdɪŋ fɹʌm kˈɑːɹmʌnək tə mˈɪɹnz.
Until the 1780s Busby village consisted of a scatter of cottages along a track leading from Carmunnock to Mearns.