Everything about Hillhead totally explained
Hillhead is a residential and commercial area of
Glasgow,
Scotland. Situated north of
Partick and to the south of
North Kelvinside, Hillhead is located at the heart of Glasgow's fashionable
West End, with
Byres Road forming the central artery of the area.
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.
Many
academics from the nearby
University of Glasgow live in the area along with
BBC Scotland employees,
actors,
broadcasters,
writers and many
students from many local
universities and
teaching hospitals, creating an economic and culturally diverse community.
Politically there was once a parliamentary constituency entitled "Glasgow Hillhead" which had been held for many years by the
Conservatives (indeed, after the
1979 general election it was the only Conservative seat left in Glasgow), but at
a by-election in 1982 it was won by the
Social Democrats candidate
Roy Jenkins. He held onto the seat until the
1987 general election when he was defeated by the
Labour candidate
George Galloway. This seat formed the basis of the current Glasgow Kelvin constituency. The SDP influence hasn't totally waned though as the
Liberal Democrats won the Hillhead ward on the
City of Glasgow Council in
2003.
Other features of Hillhead include the nearby
Glasgow 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 is served by
Hillhead subway station on the
Glasgow Subway system, on Byres Road, which is always busy with students. The two stops on either side of it are
Kelvinhall, just outside
Partick, and
Kelvinbridge.
Hillhead is a commercially important district to the city of Glasgow, featuring many of the city's most fashionable and popular independent boutiques.
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