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Priesthill
Priesthill ( gd, Cnoc an t-Sagairt) is a neighbourhood in the south of the River Clyde in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It falls under the Greater Pollok ward of the city council area. The Darnley neighbourhood is located to the south, on the opposite side of the Glasgow South Western Line railway (both areas are served by Priesthill and Darnley railway station), while Nitshill lies to the west and Househillwood and the Silverburn Centre shopping complex to the north. The M77 motorway runs to the east of Priesthill with open farmland beyond. History Priesthill was first mentioned in ancient text as a farm community owned by Walter Steward the progenitor of later Stuart kings and queens. Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, owned the land where Priesthill is located. During the Reformation, it is alleged a Catholic priest was hanged from a tree near Darnley Lane on the edge of the area, which is now called Priesthill to commemorate the occasion. More than likely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priesthill And Darnley Railway Station
, symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Priesthill and Darnley March 2013.jpg , caption = Priesthill & Darnley station in 2013 , borough = Priesthill and Darnley, Glasgow , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail , platforms = 2 , code = PTL , transit_authority = SPT , years = 23 April 1990 , events = Opened , mpassengers = , footnotes = Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Priesthill & Darnley railway station is a railway station serving the Priesthill and Darnley districts of Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is on the Glasgow South Western Line. History Opened by British Rail under the ScotRail sector on 23 April 1990. Facilities The station is unmanned and previously had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Househillwood
Househillwood is a residential neighbourhood of Glasgow, Scotland, situated in the south-west of the city. Location and history Househillwood is close to the centre of the Pollok district and is often considered to be part of ' Greater Pollok' (a ward of Glasgow City Council), although the construction of Househillwood in the 1930s (about 800 homes)Househillwood Housing (Glasgow City Archives, Department of Architectural and Civic Design, 1950) The Glasgow Story predates the Pollok scheme's main period of building after . It was also established prior to the adjoining neighbourhoods to the south, |
Nitshill
Nitshill ( gd, Cnoc nan Cnòthan) is a district on the south side of Glasgow. It is bordered by South Nitshill to the south, Darnley to the east, Crookston and Roughmussel to the north-west, Hurlet to the west and Househillwood and Priesthill to the north, with the Pollok district and the Silverburn Centre beyond. An area of open ground to the south-west of Nitshill forms the boundary between Glasgow and the town of Barrhead in East Renfrewshire. Nitshill was originally a coal mining village; the Victoria Colliery in the area was the scene of one of Scotland's worst mining disasters on 15 March 1851, in which 61 men and boys died. History The village fell within the county of Renfrewshire until 1926, when it was incorporated into the City of Glasgow. The change in local government was mainly related to education and community services such as roads, water, sewerage and housing. Consisting of just a few streets prior to its incorporation into Glasgow, Nitshill grew on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverburn Centre
Silverburn (also known as Pollok Town Centre or The Centre) is an out-of-town shopping centre located on Barrhead Road in Pollok, Glasgow, Scotland. The development replaces the Pollok centre with a brand new shopping centre, anchored by Tesco, Next, Marks & Spencer and previously Debenhams before it closed in 2021. History Built on land that was previously the ''Pollok Centre'' dating from the late 1970s,Modern Times: 1950s to The Present Day: Neighbourhoods: Pollok, 1979) The Glasgow Story which itself replaced an unsuccessful development of tenement housing from the 1940s [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darnley
Darnley is an area in south-west Glasgow, Scotland, on the A727 just west of Arden (the areas are separated by the M77 motorway although a footbridge connects them). Other nearby neighbourhoods are Priesthill to the north, Southpark Village to the south, and South Nitshill and Parkhouse to the west; there is also a small industrial estate. The closest railway station is . The Brock Burn flows through the area. History The historic estate of Darnley (anciently ''Derneley'', etc.), in Eastwood parish, Renfrewshire, east of Barrhead, was the seat of an ancient barony.Frances Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, 1882-4 In 1356, Robert Stewart, High Steward of Scotland, granted the barony to Sir John Stewart. It remained a possession of this branch of the house of Stewart (known as "Stewart of Darnley"), and in 1460 Sir John Stewart of Darnley (d. 1495) became "Lord Darnley" (a Scottish Lordship of Parliament) and subsequently in 1488 he was created Earl of Lennox (2nd c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow South Western Line
The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride. History The line was built by several railway companies during the 19th century: * 1812 - Kilmarnock to Barassie by the Kilmarnock and Troon Railway * 1839 - Barassie to Ayr (Falkland Junction) by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway * 1848 - Strathbungo to Neilston by the Glasgow, Barrhead and Neilston Direct Railway * 1848 - Kilmarnock to Cumnock opened by the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock and Ayr Railway * 1848 - Gretna Junction to Carlisle by the Caledonian Railway * 1850 - Cumnock to Gretna Junction opened by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway * 1856 - Ayr (Falkland Junction) to Maybole (Dalrymple) Junction by the Ayr and Dalmellington Railway * 1856 - Maybole (Dalrymple) Junction to Maybole by the Ayr and Maybole Junction Railway * 1860 - Maybole to Girvan by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow South West (UK Parliament Constituency)
Glasgow South West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. As in all other seats since the 1950 abolition of multi-member university returns to the Commons, residents elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The seat saw its first MP at the 2005 general election. Its 2017 general election This national electoral calendar for 2017 lists the national/federal elections held in 2017 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. January *5 November ... result was the ninth-closest result, with a winning margin of 60 votes. At the 2019 general election, Chris Stephens of the SNP was re-elected with an increased majority over Matt Kerr of the Labour Party, with 4,900 votes and a 7.2% swing from the previous election two years earlier. Boundaries The Glasgow City wards of Cardonald, Crookston, Darnley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Pollok (ward)
Greater Pollok (Ward 3) is one of the 23 wards of Glasgow City Council. Since its creation in 2007 it has returned four council members, using the single transferable vote system. Boundaries Located in the south-west of Glasgow adjoining the Renfrewshire region to the west and East Renfrewshire to the south, the ward includes most of Pollok (excluding the northern Lyoncross/Templeland area north of the Levern Water which falls under Cardonald ward) as well as Priesthill, Househillwood, Darnley, Hurlet, Nitshill, South Nitshill, Jenny Lind, Parkhouse, Roughmussel, Southpark Village, Deaconsbank and the southern part of Crookston. A 2017 boundary change removed the Arden neighbourhood which was re-assigned to the Newlands/Auldburn ward. Following these changes, it was the ward with the highest population in the city, although also covering the third-largest area. The ethnic makeup of the Greater Pollok ward using the 2011 census population statistics was: *88.5% Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire () ( sco, Renfrewshire; gd, Siorrachd Rinn Friù) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being East Renfrewshire to the east and Inverclyde to the west. It also shares borders with Glasgow, North Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire, and lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde. The term Renfrewshire may also be used to refer to the historic county, also known as the County of Renfrew or Greater Renfrewshire, with origins in the 16th century. The larger Renfrewshire, containing Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and East Renfrewshire, remains in use as a registration county and lieutenancy area as well as a joint valuation board area for electoral registration and local tax valuation purposes. The town of Paisley is the area's main settlement and centre of local government and contains the historic coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollokshaws
Pollokshaws ( sco, Powkshaws) is an area on the South side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is bordered by the residential neighbourhoods of Auldhouse to the east, Eastwood and Hillpark to the south and Shawlands to the north, with the Glasgow South Western Line railway and the open lands of Pollok Country Park to the west. The White Cart Water flows through the area. The housing stock consists of some sandstone tenement housing, modern brick tenement-style buildings, low-rise social housing and high rise/multi-storey tower blocks. Previously eight tower blocks stood in an area known as the Shawbridge Corridor; the last of these blocks was demolished in March 2016. Four other tower blocks remain, near Pollokshaws East railway station. According to the 2001 Census, Pollokshaws had a population of 4,295. Its residents are a mixture of working class and middle class social groups, and the area also had a large South Asian community. History Pollokshaws was originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of Glasgow
The politics of Glasgow, Scotland's largest city by population, are expressed in the deliberations and decisions of Glasgow City Council, in elections to the council, the Scottish Parliament and the UK Parliament. Local government As one of the 32 unitary local government areas of Scotland, Glasgow City Council has a defined structure of governance, generally under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, controlling matters of local administration such as housing, planning, local transport, parks and local economic development and regeneration. For such purposes the city is currently (as of 2020, since 2017) divided into 23 wards, each returning either three or four councillors via single transferable vote, a proportional representation system. From 1995 until 2007, single members were elected from 79 small wards. Among other appointments, one of the councillors becomes its leader, and one other takes on the ceremonial and ambassadorial role of Lord Provost of Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A726
The A726 road in Scotland is a major route with several distinct sections with different characteristics and names; owing to its stages of construction, since 2005 it has two separate parts, the first running between Strathaven in South Lanarkshire and Junction 5 of the M77 motorway south of Newton Mearns in East Renfrewshire via East Kilbride, and the other running between Junction 3 of the M77 and the M898 motorway near the Erskine Bridge, via Paisley and Junction 29 of the M8 motorway near Glasgow International Airport.A726 Strathaven to Erskine Bridge Glasgow Motorway Archive, January 2021 Route Strathaven and East Kilbride The A726's first section begins in the small market town of |
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