Thornwood
Thornwood is a largely residential area of Glasgow, Scotland, lying north of the River Clyde. Part of the city's West End, it is situated almost on the river between Partick to the east and south and Broomhill to the north and west; the neighbourhoods of Whiteinch, Glasgow Harbour and Hyndland are also fairly close.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Quarter
- Description: district in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “A‘ Choille Dhroighinn” and “Thornwood, Glasgow”
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Jordanhill railway station and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
Jordanhill railway station
Railway station
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Jordanhill railway station is a side-platformed suburban railway station in the Jordanhill area in the West End of Glasgow, Scotland. The station, which is governed by Transport Scotland and managed by ScotRail, lies on the Argyle Line and the North Clyde Line.
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
Museum
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Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is a museum and art gallery in Glasgow, Scotland, managed by Glasgow Museums. The building is located in Kelvingrove Park in the West End of the city, adjacent to Argyle Street.
Partick station
Railway station
Partick is combined National Rail and Glasgow Subway station in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland. Along with the adjacent bus station, it forms one of the main transport hubs in Glasgow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broomhill and Partick.
Broomhill
Suburb
Photo: Chris Upson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broomhill is an affluent district in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. North of the River Clyde, it is bounded by the districts of Thornwood and Partick to the south, Hyndland to the east, and Jordanhill, Scotstoun and Victoria Park to the west.
Partick
Suburb
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Partick is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde, just across from Govan. To the west lies Whiteinch, to the east Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Park, and to the north Broomhill, Hyndland, Dowanhill, Hillhead, areas which form part of the West End of Glasgow.
Partickhill
Quarter
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Partickhill is a district of the city of Glasgow. Located to the north of Partick, south of Hyndland and west of Dowanhill, it contains mixed housing stock of tenemental type property and villa style houses, as well as some terraced homes.
Thornwood
- Categories: district and locality
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.87321° or 55° 52′ 24″ northLongitude
-4.31958° or 4° 19′ 11″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
9C7QVMFJ+75OpenStreetMap ID
node 1459892845OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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In Other Languages
“Thornwood” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Thornwood (Glasgow)”
- Basque: “Thornwood”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Partick Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) and Thornwood Primary School.
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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 “Thornwood”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.