Hillhead

This article is about the area of Glasgow. For other uses, see Hillhead (disambiguation).

Hillhead
Lilybank Gardens, a typical Hillhead terrace
Hillhead is located in Glasgow council area
Hillhead
Hillhead
Location within Glasgow
Area0.96 km2 (0.37 sq mi) [1]
Population24,649 (2016)[2]
• Density25,676/km2 (66,500/sq mi)
OS grid referenceNS570670
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG12
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
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Glasgow
55°52′30″N 4°17′14″W / 55.874874°N 4.287201°W / 55.874874; -4.287201

Hillhead (Scots: Hullheid, Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Chnuic)[3] is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. Situated north of Kelvingrove Park and to the south of the River Kelvin, Hillhead is at the heart of Glasgow's fashionable West End, with Byres Road forming the western border of the area, the other boundaries being Dumbarton Road to the south and the River Kelvin to the east and north.

  1. ^ "Land Area (based on 2011 Data Zones)". statistics.gov.scot.
  2. ^ "Electoral Ward - Hillhead". statistics.gov.scot.
  3. ^ "List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic". NewsNetScotland. 22 January 2013. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)