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.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 Burgh Hall.
St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Shawhill Road, Glasgow
Church
Photo: Frayedattheedges, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pollokshaws Burgh Hall
Community center
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The Pollokshaws Burgh Hall is a municipal building at the edge of Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, Scotland. The burgh hall, which was briefly the headquarters of Pollokshaws Burgh Council, is a Category A listed building.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shawlands and Auldhouse.
Shawlands
Suburb
Photo: s allison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shawlands is a Southside suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, located two miles south of the River Clyde. The area, considered the "Heart of the Southside", is known for its independent restaurants and cafés, art scene, public parks, period terraces, and red and blond sandstone tenements.
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.
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 Urdu—“Pollokshaws” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Pollokşouz”
- Basque: “Pollokshaws”
- Chinese: “波洛克索斯”
- French: “Pollokshaws”
- Scots: “Pollokshaws”
- Scots: “Powkshaws”
- Urdu: “پولاک شاز”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Waverley Park and Shawmoss.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pollokshaws Library and Learning Centre and Ashtree Park.
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