Category:Hillhead

From Glasgow

Hillhead is a residential and commercial area of Glasgow. Situated north of Partick and to the south of North Kelvinside, Hillhead is located at the heart of Glasgow's West End.

The land was originally the property of the Gibsons of Hillhead. It was an independent Police Burgh from 1869, but as Glasgow grew during the nineteenth century it was first swallowed up physically by the growing city, and then administratively in 1891.

The University of Glasgow is located in the area, having moved from its original site to its current Gilmorehill location in 1870. Consequently a great number of students live in the area. The neoclassical colonnaded Wellington Church is located on University Avenue, directly opposite the University.

The area is by and large middle class, certainly more so than neighbouring Partick and Maryhill, but not of the managerial/professional type, with many academics and writers (such as Alasdair Gray) living there. This gives the area a certain bohemian air that other middle-class areas of Glasgow lack.

Other features of Hillhead include the nearby Botanic Gardens, Hillhead High School, Glasgow Academy (a private school), and the Kelvinbridge, which straddles the River Kelvin which used to form an eastern boundary between Hillhead and Glasgow, until Hillhead's incoporation into the city.

The area has a station on the Glasgow Subway system, on Byres Road, which is always busy with students.

The district is served by Hillhead Community Council [1]