Pollokshaws
Pollokshaws is an area on the South side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is bordered by the residential neighbourhoods of Auldhouse to the east, Eastwood and Hillpark to the south and Shawlands to the north, with the Glasgow South Western Line railway and the open lands of Pollok Country Park to the west.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Shawhill Road, Glasgow and Pollokshaws West railway station.
St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Shawhill Road, Glasgow
Church
Photo: Frayedattheedges, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pollokshaws West railway station
Railway station
Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pollokshaws West railway station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by trains on the Glasgow South Western Line.
Pollokshaws East railway station
Railway station
Pollokshaws East railway station is a railway station in Glasgow, Scotland, serving parts of the Pollokshaws, Auldhouse, Newlands and Shawlands neighbourhoods of the city.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Auldhouse and Langside.
Auldhouse
Suburb
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auldhouse is an area of the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde along the banks of the Auldhouse Burn, a tributary of the White Cart Water.
Langside
Suburb
Photo: Iain Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Langside is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde, and lies east of Shawlands, south of Queens Park, west of Cathcart and north of Newlands.
Hillpark
Suburb
Photo: Alan Reid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hillpark is an area in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated south of the River Clyde. Hillpark Secondary School is located within the neighbourhood, which is surrounded by other mainly residential areas such as Auldhouse, Mansewood, Newlands and Pollokshaws.
Pollokshaws
- Type: Suburb with 14,300 residents
- Description: district in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Categories: district and locality
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.82529° or 55° 49′ 31″ northLongitude
-4.29427° or 4° 17′ 39″ westPopulation
14,300Elevation
75 feet (23 metres)Open location code
9C7QRPG4+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 373203652OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2640161Wikidata ID
Q7225723
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Scots—“Pollokshaws” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Pollokşouz”
- Basque: “Pollokshaws”
- Chinese: “波洛克索斯”
- French: “Pollokshaws”
- Scots: “Pollokshaws”
- Scots: “Powkshaws”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pollokshaws Library and Ashtree Park.
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