Halfway, also known as Halfwayhouse (), is a neighbourhood on the south-west side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Once a small village in its own right, sitting on the original
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire () (; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Renfrewshire is located in the west central Lowlands. It borders East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire, and lies on the southern ba ...
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Lanarkshire
Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark (; ), is a Counties of Scotland, historic county, Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area and registration county in the Central Lowlands and Southern Uplands of Scotland. The county is no l ...
border, the area takes its name from the fact that it lies equidistant between Glasgow and
Paisley at a distance of from each ("Three Mile House" was situated on Paisley Road West, but has long since gone, although "Two Mile House" built and owned by the various railway companies at the junction of Dumbreck Road survived into the 1980s).
In 1926, Halfwayhouse and a handful of neighbouring villages including
Cardonald
Cardonald (; ,
,
Hillington and
Crookston were annexed to the ever-expanding city of Glasgow.
No Mean City: 1914 to 1950s , Neighbourhoods , Boundary Extensions
The Glasgow Story This resulted in the renaming of many local roads to prevent duplication with ones in Glasgow.
Through the 1940s and 1950s, Halfwayhouse was developed significantly to the point where there is very little trace of the original village on what is still the main road between Glasgow and Paisley.
The area is bordered by two cemeteries: Craigton Cemetery to the north overlooked by the 1950s Moss Heights multi-storey apartments and Cardonald Cemetery to the south, adjoining the Mosspark
Mosspark () is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde, in the southwest of the city.
History
Mosspark and the lands of East and Mid-Henderston were incorporated into Glasgow in 1909. They covered sev ...
neighbourhood.
References
Areas of Glasgow
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