Parkhead
Parkhead is a district in the East End of Glasgow. Its name comes from a small weaving hamlet at the meeting place of the Great Eastern Road and Westmuir Street.
- Suburb
- …lies at an elevation of around 100 feet (30 metres)
- Description: district in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Highlights include Celtic Park and Glasgow, Parkhead Congregational Church, 79 Westmuir Street.
The Forge Shopping Centre
The Forge Shopping Centre is in the East End of Glasgow, in Parkhead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newbank and Camlachie.
Parkhead
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Latitude
55.85124° or 55° 51′ 5″ north
Longitude
-4.19685° or 4° 11′ 49″ west
Open location code
9C7QVR23+F7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Urdu—“Parkhead” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Parkhed”
- Basque: “Parkhead”
- Bulgarian: “Паркхеад”
- Cebuano: “Parkhead”
- Chinese: “帕克海德”
- Chinese: “帕克黑德”
- Dutch: “Parkhead”
- French: “Parkhead”
- Greek: “Πάρκχεντ”
- Irish: “Parkhead”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Parkhead”
- Norwegian: “Parkhead”
- Scots: “Pairkheid”
- Scots: “Parkhead”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Parkhead”
- Slovenian: “Parkhead”
- Spanish: “Parkhead”
- Swedish: “Parkhead”
- Urdu: “پارک ہیڈ”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Parkhead North railway station and Lilybank.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Snook ‘A’ Scene and Parkhead Post Office.
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