Thornwood, Glasgow
| Thornwood | |
| Lanarkshire | |
|---|---|
 Dumbarton Road and Thornwood Avenue, Thornwood | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NS550667 |
| Location: | 55°52’18"N, 4°19’8"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Glasgow |
| Postcode: | G11 7 |
| Dialling code: | 0141 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Glasgow |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Glasgow North West |
Thornwood is a largely residential area of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, found to the north of the River Clyde. Part of the city's West End, it is situated almost on the river between Partick to the east and south and Broomhill to the north and west; the neighbourhoods of Whiteinch, Glasgow Harbour and Hyndland are also fairly close.
Thornwood's boundaries are not precisely defined but could be seen as the territory between Crow Road, Thornwood Drive and Dumbarton Road, a small but densely populated area dominated by four-storey tenements.[1][2] It was part of the burgh of Partick until the absorption of that burgh into the expanding city of Glasgow in 1912.[3][4]
Thornwood has its own selection of small shops and bars.[5]
Parks
Thornwood Park, which has been refurbished, is situated in front/across from the primary school, featuring an AstroTurf pitch, a separate fenced playground and a picnic area with benches and tables.[6] The park was created from the space left by the removal of disused railway lines.[7] To the north of the neighbourhood, Cross Park also has play facilities for children as well as grass and wooded areas.
The larger Victoria Park is nearby to the west.
References
- ↑ Partick (1990s), The Glasgow Story
- ↑ Thornwood Avenue, The Glasgow Story
- ↑ "Glasgow" (in en). https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/glasgow-p237531.
- ↑ "Glasgow" (in en-gb). VisitBritain. 2015-10-09. https://www.visitbritain.com/gb/en/scotland/glasgow#OfIdYVqf8KEbVBsk.97.
- ↑ The Thornwood pub looks set to welcome families as £275,000 refurbishment begins, Glasgow West End Today, 5 February 2019
- ↑ Glasgow Young Scot, 20 Trongate (2015-09-15). "Parks and Gardens" (in en). https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=16576.
- ↑ Thornwood (1955), The Glasgow Story