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Crosshill, Glasgow Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Crosshill, Glasgow

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Crosshill, Glasgow history

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Crosshill and Govanhill to its north form a continuous built-up area. Formerly part of the County of Renfrew, Crosshill had a brief existence as an independent police burgh from 1871 until it was absorbed by Glasgow in 1891.

Crosshill, Glasgow etymology

The name Crosshill was formerly written as Corsehill or Corshill. In earlier maps the area is called Corse Hill, which means Gorse hill, so the name is probably a corruption of this earlier name. According to Hugh Macintosh’s The Origin and History of Glasgow Streets (1902), “Crosshill derives its name from an ancient cross which stood on a height still named the Cross Hill”

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340 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Crosshill, Glasgow places to visit

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Crosshill, Glasgow has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Crosshill, Glasgow’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Crosshill, Glasgow’s information audio spots:

Mansewood Mansewood (Scots: Mansewid) is a residential district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde and is surrounded by the districts of Eastwood, Hillpark, Pollokshaws in Glasgow and Thornliebank and Giffnock.

Muirend Muirend is situated about 4 miles (6.5 km) south of Glasgow city centre. The G44 postcode was rated as the most desirable area of Scotland to live in. Neighbouring areas include Cathcart, Merrylee and Newlands.

Cathcart Cemetery Cathcart Cemetery is a cemetery in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, which was opened in 1878 . It is named after the nearby neighbourhood of Cathcart on the southern outskirts of Glasgow, but does not actually fall within the city boundaries .

Strathbungo Strathbungo grew up as a small village built along the Pollokshaws Road, one of the main arteries leading southwards from the centre of Glasgow, adjoined by the Camphill Estate, now part of Queens Park. The feudal superiors, the Maxwells of Pollok, preferred the name Marchtown, and this name is seen on some old maps.

Burnside railway station Burnside railway station serves the Burnside and Blairbeth areas of the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland . The station is located on the Newton branch of the Cathcart Circle Lines, which has been electrified since 1962 by British Railways .

St Andrew’s Cross, Glasgow St Andrew’s Cross, also known as Eglinton Toll, is a road junction in the south side of Glasgow, Scotland. The junction is known as the St Andrew Cross.

Tradeston Tradeston (Scots: Tredstoun) is a small district in the Scottish city of Glasgow adjacent to the city centre on the south bank of the River Clyde.

Sandyford, Glasgow Sandyford is north of the River Clyde and forms part of the western periphery of Glasgow. Formerly the name of a ward under Glasgow Town Council in the early 20th century. It is within a continuous area of dense urban development bordering several other neighbourhoods.

Athletes’ Village (Glasgow 2014) The Athletes Village for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was situated on a 35-hectare (86-acre) site, in the east end of Glasgow. The site was used as accommodation for up to 8,000 athletes and officials from all over the Commonwealth nations. After the games, the site was further developed and has up to 1,400 homes, a portion of which are available for social rental.

1990 Auckland Jewish daycare stabbing A mentally ill woman attacked the playground of the Jewish Kadimah School’s daycare in Central Auckland, stabbing four children with a knife. The attack continued as other young students looked on “in horror”, while members of staff ran to help the children. The woman, 52-year-old Pauline Janet Williamson, was eventually disarmed by a male teacher. The children, aged 6 to 8, were hospitalised immediately afterwards.

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