Garrowhill Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Garrowhill
Os Grid Reference:NS671641
Coordinates:55.8517°N -4.1244°W
Unitary Scotland:Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy Scotland:Glasgow
Constituency Westminster:Glasgow East
Constituency Scottish Parliament:Glasgow Shettleston
Post Town:GLASGOW
Postcode District:G69 6
Postcode Area:G
Dial Code:0141
Static Image Name:Garrowhill, Florida Gardens - geograph.org.uk - 1657863.jpg
Static Image Caption:Houses on Florida Gardens

Garrowhill (Scots: Garraehill[1] or Scots: Garrahull, Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: An Cnoc Garbh)[2] is a residential area within the wider Baillieston suburb of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated approximately east of the city centre.

History

Garrowhill was developed as a residential area in the mid-1930s, built as a housing development neighbouring the then village of Baillieston.[3] [4]

Garrowhill was brought within Glasgow's city boundaries in 1975 along with Baillieston, under the terms of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973.[3]

Although sometimes considered separate from Baillieston, Garrowhill along with Swinton, Springhill and Barrachnie falls within the Baillieston Ward of Glasgow City Council.

Schools

The local primary school is Garrowhill Primary School, located on Bakewell Road. The school is part of the Bannerman Learning Community. Both schools are involved with local charities to combat child poverty, crime, alcohol and drug problems commonly associated with Glasgow's East End.

Transport

Garrowhill is well connected with the city centre by local buses and trains. Garrowhill railway station is on the North Clyde Line between and one before, with frequent trains through ; the journey from Garrowhill to Queen Street takes approximately 12 minutes. Trains also run from Garrowhill in the opposite direction, through Coatbridge and Airdrie to .

Garrowhill is located close to the M8 motorway.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Online Scots Dictionary . 8 March 2013 . 8 July 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100708053246/http://www.scots-online.org/dictionary/read.asp?letter=G&CurPage=8 . dead .
  2. http://newsnetscotland.com/index.php/component/content/article/2999-list-of-railway-station-names.html List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland
  3. Web site: Baillieston and Garrowhill. 1 December 2017. The Glasgow Story.
  4. Web site: Baillieston and District Memories: Garrowhill [archive version]]. Monklands Memories. https://web.archive.org/web/20190414132307/http://www.monklands.co.uk/calderhotroll/baillieston/garrowhill.htm. 26 March 2018. 14 April 2019.