The area was historically farming land for Govan, which is nearby to the north across the M8 motorway and Inverclyde Line railway tracks. A pedestrian underpass, previously a road on which city trams and buses operated, leads north from Craigton under the motorway onto Craigton Road, which is within the Drumoyne neighbourhood. Historically the Craigton Road area was occupied by Craigton Farm, while the estate of Craigton House[2] was acquired to build the Craigton neighbourhood (developed for housing between the World Wars, as were Drumoyne and other nearby developments like the contrasting Moorepark and Mosspark projects).
The area has an eponymous primary school opened in 1910[3][4] (once attended by artist George Wyllie),[5] a small industrial estate and a number of shops lining Paisley Road West. Craigton Cemetery is immediately to the west of Craigton and was opened in 1873. The cemetery grounds contain a crematorium, which opened in 1957.[1] To the east is Helen Street police station (a modern replacement for Govan's previous offices in Orkney Street)[6][7] built on the site of the White City Stadium, used for greyhound racing and motorcycle speedway; Ibrox railway station was slightly further east, also within walking distance of Craigton until its closure in the late 1960s, about the same time as the stadium.
The triangular parcel of land between Paisley Road West and Mosspark Boulevard and west of Bellahouston Park has been occupied by housing since the 1920s. It was originally fields belonging to a farm called Wearieston[8][9] so was occasionally known as such in the years following its construction, but the name has since fallen out of use.
Since 2017, Craigton has fallen within the Pollokshields ward under Glasgow City Council, having been in the Govan ward for the decade prior. There was also a ward named Craigton, but the neighbourhood of that name was never part of it, and in 2017 it was re-named to the more accurate title of Cardonald.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Craigton". Gazetteer for Scotland. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
^Craigton House (Glasgow University Library, Special Collections, Dougan Collection, 1870), The Glasgow Story
^Craigton Primary School (Glasgow City Archives, Department of Education, 1970s), The Glasgow Story
^Craigton Primary School in Glasgow, Getty Images, 27 October 1998
^Kids at Craigton Primary inspired by former pupil George Wyllie, Glasgow Live, 14 March 2017
^Report - Former Govan Police Station & jail, 23/06/06, 28DaysLater, 29 November 2008
^Orkney Street Police Station gets make over, Evening Times, 19 September 2008, via Clyde Waterfront
craigton, glasgow, craigton, scottish, gaelic, baile, chreig, residential, suburb, southwest, city, glasgow, scotland, located, approximately, three, miles, five, kilometres, from, city, centre, bordered, bellahouston, park, south, halfway, west, with, cardona. Craigton Scottish Gaelic Baile Chreig is a residential suburb in the southwest of the city of Glasgow Scotland Located approximately three miles five kilometres from the city centre it is bordered by Bellahouston Park to the south and Halfway to the west with Cardonald beyond 1 CraigtonScottish Gaelic Baile ChreigScots CraigtounShops and tenements in Craigton on Paisley Road WestCraigtonLocation within GlasgowOS grid referenceNS543643Council areaGlasgow City CouncilLieutenancy areaGlasgowCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townGLASGOWPostcode districtG52Dialling code0141PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottishUK ParliamentGlasgow South WestScottish ParliamentGlasgow PollokList of places UK Scotland Glasgow 55 50 59 N 4 19 44 W 55 8498 N 4 3289 W 55 8498 4 3289The area was historically farming land for Govan which is nearby to the north across the M8 motorway and Inverclyde Line railway tracks A pedestrian underpass previously a road on which city trams and buses operated leads north from Craigton under the motorway onto Craigton Road which is within the Drumoyne neighbourhood Historically the Craigton Road area was occupied by Craigton Farm while the estate of Craigton House 2 was acquired to build the Craigton neighbourhood developed for housing between the World Wars as were Drumoyne and other nearby developments like the contrasting Moorepark and Mosspark projects The area has an eponymous primary school opened in 1910 3 4 once attended by artist George Wyllie 5 a small industrial estate and a number of shops lining Paisley Road West Craigton Cemetery is immediately to the west of Craigton and was opened in 1873 The cemetery grounds contain a crematorium which opened in 1957 1 To the east is Helen Street police station a modern replacement for Govan s previous offices in Orkney Street 6 7 built on the site of the White City Stadium used for greyhound racing and motorcycle speedway Ibrox railway station was slightly further east also within walking distance of Craigton until its closure in the late 1960s about the same time as the stadium The triangular parcel of land between Paisley Road West and Mosspark Boulevard and west of Bellahouston Park has been occupied by housing since the 1920s It was originally fields belonging to a farm called Wearieston 8 9 so was occasionally known as such in the years following its construction but the name has since fallen out of use Since 2017 Craigton has fallen within the Pollokshields ward under Glasgow City Council having been in the Govan ward for the decade prior There was also a ward named Craigton but the neighbourhood of that name was never part of it and in 2017 it was re named to the more accurate title of Cardonald References edit a b Craigton Gazetteer for Scotland Retrieved 13 April 2019 Craigton House Glasgow University Library Special Collections Dougan Collection 1870 The Glasgow Story Craigton Primary School Glasgow City Archives Department of Education 1970s The Glasgow Story Craigton Primary School in Glasgow Getty Images 27 October 1998 Kids at Craigton Primary inspired by former pupil George Wyllie Glasgow Live 14 March 2017 Report Former Govan Police Station amp jail 23 06 06 28DaysLater 29 November 2008 Orkney Street Police Station gets make over Evening Times 19 September 2008 via Clyde Waterfront Lanarkshire OS Name Books 1858 1861 ScotlandsPlaces OS 25 inch Scotland 1892 1905 Explore georeferenced maps National Library of Scotland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Craigton Glasgow amp oldid 1140175370, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
