Crookston, Glasgow facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Crookston
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 Crookston Bowling Club |
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 Crookston
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| OS grid reference | NS518636 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G52 3 / G53 7 |
| Dialling code | 0141 |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Crookston (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Cruic, Scots: Cruixtoun) is a residential suburb on the southwestern edge of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.
Two distinct and geographically separate neighbourhoods about 1 mile (1.6 km) apart on opposite sides of the White Cart Water are known by the Crookston name, owing to factors in their development. Both areas share the same main road (A736 Crookston Road) and fall within the same U.K. and Scottish Parliamentary constituencies (as of 2019 boundaries), but the northern area falls under the Cardonald ward for Glasgow City Council and is within the G52 postcode zone, while the southern area is in the Greater Pollok ward and the G53 postcode zone.
Transport
The First Glasgow number 3 bus service between Glasgow's West End, city centre, Silverburn and Govan runs the length of Crookston Road through both the northern and southern parts of the area. The number 9 service between Paisley and Glasgow runs via Paisley Road West.
Trains from Crookston operate every half hour, or hourly on Sundays. The closest railway station to the southernmost parts is Nitshill, 1 mile (1.6 km) from the junction of Barrhead Road. That neighbourhood is also about the same distance from Junction 2 of the M77 motorway between Glasgow and Ayrshire, whereas the northern neighbourhood is slightly further from Junction 25 of the M8 motorway between Glasgow Airport and Edinburgh.
Notable people
- Iain Connell, writer and actor
- Mary Lee, singer
- Jack Milroy, comedian
Images for kids
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View from Crookston Castle towards west Pollok, Leverndale and Crookston Road (2005)
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Motor trading business on Paisley Road West, just within Glasgow at its boundary with Ralston, Renfrewshire
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View of the White Cart Water at Howford Bridge from NCR 7 which runs beneath it
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View of some of the older houses at the southern end of Crookston Road
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Lidl at Dalmellington Road
