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Pollok Baronets
Pollok (, ) is a large housing estate on the south-western side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The estate was built either side of World War II to house families from the overcrowded inner city. Housing 30,000 at its peak, its population has since declined due to the replacement of substandard housing with lower-density accommodation. As of 2021, the population was recorded at 81,951 people. The main features of the area are the nearby Pollok Country Park, where the Burrell Collection is now housed, the ruins of Crookston Castle (within the north part of residential Pollok) which Mary, Queen of Scots once visited, and the Silverburn Centre, one of Glasgow's major indoor retail complexes. Location The country park and the White Cart Water which flows through it form the northern and eastern boundary of the district, with Corkerhill and Cardonald the closest northern suburbs. Recent developments in the late 20th and early 21st century have created an adjoining neighbourhood t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peillac
Peillac (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Peilla'') is a Communes of France, commune in the east of Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. Geography The canal de Nantes à Brest forms all of the commune's northern border; the river Arz (river), Arz forms all of its southern border. Demographics Inhabitants of Peillac are called in French language, French ''Peillacois''. Map See also *Communes of the Morbihan department References External links Mayors of Morbihan Association Communes of Morbihan {{Morbihan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosshall
Rosshall is an area in the south-west of Glasgow, Scotland, within the Cardonald ward of Glasgow City Council. It has a fairly isolated location, with the White Cart Water forming a border to the south and east, the Paisley Canal Line railway to the north, and open fields to the west that form a short green belt between Glasgow and the large town of Paisley – the nearest building to the west, Rosshall Mains Farm, falls under Paisley administration rather than Glasgow. Description The origin of the name derives from the Ross family who owned the surrounding Hawkhead estate from the 13th to the end of the 19th century. In addition to a small cluster of post-World War II housing surrounding a nursery school, the main features of the area include the Rosshall Academy secondary school (built there in 2002 due to its central location between the two schools being merged to form it, at Penilee to the north and Pollok to the south). Ross Hall Hospital, now a private healthca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
