Hillhead
| Hillhead | |
| Lanarkshire | |
|---|---|
 Lilybank Gardens, a typical Hillhead terrace | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | NS570670 |
| Location: | 55°52’30"N, 4°17’14"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Glasgow |
| Postcode: | G12 |
| Dialling code: | 0141 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Glasgow |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Glasgow North |
Hillhead is a town which has become a district of Glasgow in Lanarkshire. Hillhead is to the north of Kelvingrove Park and to the south of the River Kelvin, at the heart of Glasgow's fashionable West End, 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.
The land was the property of the Gibsons of Hillhead from 1702 until 1862. Plots for housing development were made available by the Gibson family from the 1820s onwards.
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.
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 BBC employees, actors, broadcasters, writers and many students from various universities and teaching hospitals, creating an economically and culturally diverse community.
Other features of Hillhead include Ashton Lane, Western Baths, 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 incoporation into the city.
Byres Road is a commercially important district to the city of Glasgow, featuring many of the city's most fashionable and popular independent boutiques.
Churches
The neoclassical colonnaded Wellington Church is located on University Avenue, directly opposite the University. The church is a Category A listed building.
Subway links
The area is served by Hillhead subway station and Kelvinbridge subway station on the Glasgow Subway system. The two stops on either side of those are Kelvinhall in Partick, and St George's Cross in Woodlands.