Tradeston
Tradeston is a small district in the Scottish city of Glasgow adjacent to the city centre on the south bank of the River Clyde. The name reflected its role as a primarily dockland area with a large number of warehouses and wharves along the riverside were vessels would be unloaded.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Glasgow Central Station and St Andrew’s Cathedral.
Glasgow Central Station
Railway station
Photo: Robinson3048, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glasgow Central, usually referred to in Scotland as just Central or Central Station, is one of two principal main line rail terminals in Glasgow, Scotland.
St Andrew’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew or Glasgow Metropolitan Cathedral is a Latin Catholic cathedral in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland.
George V Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Sonictiller, CC BY-SA 4.0.
George V Bridge is a three-arched road bridge over the River Clyde in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland, named after King George V. The bridge was designed by Glasgow City Engineer Thomas Somers and built by Melville Dundas & Whitson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kingston and Laurieston.
Kingston
Suburb
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kingston is an area of Glasgow, Scotland, from which the Kingston Bridge takes its name. Together with Ibrox, it forms one of the 56 neighbourhoods of Glasgow defined by Glasgow City Council for operational purposes.
Laurieston
Quarter
Laurieston is a district in the Gorbals area of the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde. It derives its name from James Laurie who, along with his brother, developed a large part of the district in the early 19th century.
Gorbals
Suburb
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gorbals is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, and former burgh, on the south bank of the River Clyde. By the late 19th century, it had become densely populated; rural migrants and immigrants were attracted by the new industries and employment opportunities of Glasgow.
Tradeston
- Type: Suburb
- Description: small district in the Scottish city of Glasgow
- Categories: district and locality
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.85311° or 55° 51′ 11″ northLongitude
-4.26268° or 4° 15′ 46″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
9C7QVP3P+6WOpenStreetMap ID
node 6520992305OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Norwegian Bokmål—“Tradeston” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Tradeston”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tradeston”
- Norwegian: “Tradeston”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Buchanan Wharf and Tradeston Post Office.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tradeston”. Photo: Frombowen, CC BY-SA 4.0.