Hillhead ( sco, Hullheid, gd, Ceann a' Chnuic) is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. Situated north of Kelvingrove Park and to the south of the River Kelvin, Hillhead is at the heart of Glasgow's fashionable

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, with Byres Road forming the western border of the area, the other boundaries being Dumbarton Road to the south and the River Kelvin to the east and north.

History

Hillhead was an independent police burgh 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 University of Glasgow is located in the area, having moved from its original site on the High Street 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, broadcasters, writers and many

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from various universities and teaching hospitals, creating an economically and culturally diverse community. Other features of Hillhead include Ashton Lane,

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, Hillhead High School, Glasgow Academy (a private school), and the Kelvinbridge, which straddles the River Kelvin 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 and Kelvinbridge subway station on the

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system. The two stops on either side of those are

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in Partick, and St George's Cross in Woodlands.

Churches

The neoclassical colonnaded Wellington Church is located on University Avenue, directly opposite the University. The church is a Category A listed building.

References

External links

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Hillhead Community Council

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