Hillhead ( sco, Hullheid, gd, Ceann a' Chnuic) is an area of

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, Scotland. Situated north of

Kelvingrove Park Kelvingrove Park is a public park located on the River Kelvin in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, containing the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. History Kelvingrove Park was originally created as the West End Park in 1852, and ...

and to the south of the

River Kelvin The River Kelvin (Scottish Gaelic: ''Abhainn Cheilbhinn'') is a tributary of the River Clyde in northern and northeastern Glasgow, Scotland. It rises on the moor south east of the village of Banton, east of Kilsyth. At almost long, it init ...

, Hillhead is at the heart of Glasgow's fashionable West End, with

Byres Road Byres Road is a street in Hillhead, Glasgow, Scotland. It is the central artery of the city's West End. Location and history Byres Road is a mixed commercial, shopping and upmarket residential area consisting largely of traditional sandstone ...

forming the western border of the area, the other boundaries being Dumbarton Road to the south and the

to the east and north.

History

Hillhead was an independent

police burgh A police burgh was a Scottish burgh which had adopted a "police system" for governing the town. They existed from 1833 to 1975. The 1833 act The first police burghs were created under the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1833 (3 & 4 Wm IV c.46). This ...

from 1869, but as Glasgow grew during the nineteenth century it was first swallowed up physically by the growing city, and then administratively in 1891.

Landmarks

The

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is located in the area, having moved from its original site on the

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to its current Gilmorehill location in 1870. Consequently a great number of students live in the area. Many academics from the University live in the area along with

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employees, actors,

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, writers and many

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from various universities and

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s, creating an economically and culturally diverse community. Other features of Hillhead include

Ashton Lane Ashton Lane is a cobbled backstreet in the West End of Glasgow. It is connected to Byres Road by a short linking lane beside Hillhead subway station and is noted for its bars, restaurants and a licensed cinema. Overview The Lane was not always ...

Western Baths The Western Baths Club is a Victorian era private swimming and leisure club founded in 1876. The club remains at its original site at 12 Cranworth Street, Hillhead, Glasgow. The 19th-century baths, designed by Glasgow architects Clarke & Bell,

Hillhead High School Hillhead High School is a day school in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oakfield Avenue, neighbouring the University of Glasgow. Admissions It is one of the largest schools in Glasgow. History Grammar school Until 1972 it was a co-educational selectiv ...

Glasgow Academy The Glasgow Academy is a coeducational independent day school for pupils aged 3–18 in Glasgow, Scotland. In 2016, it had the third-best Higher level exam results in Scotland. Founded in 1845, it is the oldest continuously fully independent ...

(a private school), and the

Kelvinbridge Kelvinbridge is the common name of the Great Western Bridge, a cast iron road and pedestrian bridge located in the West End of Glasgow, West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland, built to carry the A82 road, Great Western Road (A82) at a high l ...

, which straddles the

which used to form an eastern boundary between Hillhead and Glasgow, until Hillhead's incorporation into the city.

Transport

The area is served by

Hillhead subway station Hillhead subway station is a station on the Glasgow Subway, serving the Hillhead area of Glasgow, Scotland. The entrance is located on Byres Road. This station is the nearest to Glasgow Botanic Gardens and the University of Glasgow. The stati ...

and

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on the

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system. The two stops on either side of those are Kelvinhall in

Partick Partick ( sco, Pairtick, Scottish Gaelic: ''Partaig'') is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde, just across from Govan. To the west lies Whiteinch, to the east Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Park (across the River Kelvin), and to t ...

, and

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Churches

The neoclassical colonnaded

Wellington Church Wellington Church is a congregation and parish church of the Church of Scotland, serving part of the Hillhead area of Glasgow, Scotland. The building is located on University Avenue, Glasgow, opposite the University of Glasgow. Building The buil ...

is located on University Avenue, directly opposite the University. The church is a Category A

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References

External links

*
Hillhead Community Council

Guide to Kelvinbridge and Hillhead
at ''Pat's Guide to Glasgow West End'' {{authority control Areas of Glasgow Burghs