Craigton ( gd, Baile Chreig) is a residential
suburb in the southwest of the city of
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
, Scotland. Located approximately from the
city centre, it is bordered by
Bellahouston Park to the south and
Halfway to the west, with
Cardonald
Cardonald ( sco, Cardonal, gd, Cair Dhòmhnaill
beyond.
The area was historically farming land for
Govan
Govan ( ; Cumbric?: ''Gwovan'?''; Scots: ''Gouan''; Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Ghobhainn'') is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of south-west City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the south ba ...
, which is nearby to the north across the
M8 motorway and
Inverclyde Line
The Inverclyde Line is a railway line running from Glasgow Central station through Paisley (Gilmour Street) and a series of stations to the south of the River Clyde and the Firth of Clyde, terminating at Gourock and Wemyss Bay, where it connec ...
railway tracks. A pedestrian underpass, previously a road on which
city trams operated, leads north from Craigton under the motorway onto Craigton Road, which is within the
Drumoyne
Drumoyne ( gd, Druim Uaine) is now a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde and is part of the former Burgh of Govan.
It is the birthplace of Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United football ...
neighbourhood. Historically the Craigton Road area was occupied by Craigton Farm, while the estate of Craigton House was acquired to build the Craigton neighbourhood (developed for housing between the World Wars, as were Drumoyne and other nearby developments like the contrasting
Moorepark and
Mosspark projects).
The area has an eponymous primary school opened in 1910 (once attended by artist
George Wyllie), a small industrial estate and a number of shops lining Paisley Road West.
Craigton Cemetery is immediately to the west of Craigton and was opened in 1873. The cemetery grounds contain a crematorium, which opened in 1957.
To the east is
Helen Street police station (a modern replacement for Govan's previous offices in Orkney Street) built on the site of the
White City Stadium
White City Stadium was a stadium located in White City, London, England. Built for the 1908 Summer Olympics, it hosted the finish of the first modern marathon and other sports like swimming, speedway, boxing, show jumping, athletics, stock ...
, used for
greyhound racing and
motorcycle speedway;
Ibrox railway station was slightly further east, also within walking distance of Craigton until its closure in the late 1960s, about the same time as the stadium.
The triangular parcel of land between Paisley Road West and Mosspark Boulevard and west of Bellahouston Park has been occupied by housing since the 1920s. It was originally fields belonging to a farm called Wearieston
OS 25 inch Scotland, 1892-1905
Explore georeferenced maps ( National Library of Scotland) so was occasionally known as such in the years following its construction, but the name has since fallen out of use.
Since 2017, Craigton has fallen within the Pollokshields ward under Glasgow City Council, having been in the Govan ward for the decade prior. There was also a ward named Craigton, but the neighbourhood of that name was never part of it, and in 2017 it was re-named to the more accurate title of Cardonald
Cardonald ( sco, Cardonal, gd, Cair Dhòmhnaill
.
References
{{Areas of Glasgow
Govan
Areas of Glasgow