Greater Glasgow
Greater Glasgow is a region in Glasgow City, Scotland and has about 977,000 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glasgow Rangers and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
Glasgow Rangers
Stadium
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Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium on the south side of the River Clyde in the Ibrox area of Glasgow, Scotland. The home of Scottish Premiership team Rangers, Ibrox is the third-largest football stadium in Scotland, with an all-seated capacity of 51,700.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Museum
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum owned by Glasgow City Council is a major museum and art gallery in the Yorkhill area of Glasgow, Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums.
Hampden Park
Stadium
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Hampden Park, currently known as Barclays Hampden for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in the Mount Florida area of Glasgow, Scotland, which is the national stadium of football in Scotland and home of the Scotland national football team. Hampden Park is situated 3 miles southeast of Greater Glasgow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glasgow and Bearsden.
Glasgow
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Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland on Clydeside in the Central Belt. Glasgow reinvented itself from the 1990s, one of the most successful examples in Britain, with a range of developments in industry, culture, cuisine and architecture.
Bearsden
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Bearsden is a town 6 miles northwest of Glasgow in East Dunbartonshire on Clydeside, with a population of 28,500 in 2022. The main reason to visit is the Roman bath house, built in the brief period when the Romans occupied the Antonine Wall.
Paisley
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Paisley is a town in Renfrewshire, on Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland, with a population of 79,40 in 2020. It was a major centre for textiles, mass-producing "Paisley pattern" fabrics, though all the mills are long gone.
Greater Glasgow
- Type: Region with 977,000 residents
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.8572° or 55° 51′ 26″ northLongitude
-4.3054° or 4° 18′ 19″ westPopulation
977,000Elevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9C7QVM4V+VVGeoNames ID
11592155
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