Craigton
Craigton is a residential suburb in the southwest of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Located approximately three miles from the city centre, it is bordered by Bellahouston Park to the south and Halfway to the west, with Cardonald beyond.Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Suburb
- Description: district of Glasgow, Scotland
- Also known as: “Craigton, Glasgow”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glasgow Rangers and Craigton Primary School.
Glasgow Rangers
Stadium
Photo: Archibald99, Public domain.
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.
Craigton Primary School
School
Craigton is a residential suburb in the southwest of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Located approximately three miles from the city centre, it is bordered by Bellahouston Park to the south and Halfway to the west, with Cardonald beyond.
Craigton Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Craigton Cemetery is a cemetery in south-west Glasgow dating from the mid-19th century. It stands on Berryknowes Road. The cemetery has a Jewish section containing 230 graves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halfway and Drumoyne.
Halfway
Suburb
Halfway, also known as Halfwayhouse, is a neighbourhood on the south-west side of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Once a small village in its own right, sitting on the original Renfrewshire-Lanarkshire border, the area takes its name from the fact that it lies equidistant between Glasgow and Paisley at a distance of three miles from each.
Drumoyne
Suburb
Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drumoyne is now a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde and is part of the former Burgh of Govan. It is the birthplace of Sir Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United football club from November 1986 to 2013, the most successful manager in English football, in terms of championship-winning seasons.
Mosspark
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mosspark is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde, in the southwest of the city.
Craigton
- Categories: district and locality
- Location: Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
55.8492° or 55° 50′ 57″ northLongitude
-4.33113° or 4° 19′ 52″ westOpen location code
9C7QRMX9+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1475078563OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbWikidata ID
Q5181758
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Craigton” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Craigton (Glasgow)”
- Basque: “Craigton”
- Irish: “Baile Chreig”
- Irish: “Baile na Creige”
- Scots: “Craigtoun, Glesga”
- Scots: “Craigtoun”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Baile Chreig”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Baile na Creige”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include New Tinto Park and Halfwayhouses Post Office.
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