Parkhead

Parkhead
Parkhead Cross, the traditional heart of the district
Parkhead is located in Glasgow council area
Parkhead
Parkhead
Location within Glasgow
OS grid referenceNS625639
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG31
Dialling code0141
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55°50′55″N 4°11′52″W / 55.8486°N 4.1978°W / 55.8486; -4.1978

Parkhead (Scots: Pairkheid)[1] is a district in the East End of Glasgow. Its name comes from a small weaving hamlet at the meeting place of the Great Eastern Road (now the Gallowgate and Tollcross Road) and Westmuir Street. Glasgow's Eastern Necropolis cemetery was laid out in the area in 1847 beside the Gallowgate.[2]

  1. ^ The Online Scots Dictionary
  2. ^ Elizabeth Williamson, Anne Riches & Malcolm Higgs, The Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow. London: Penguin 1990 ISBN 0-14-071069-8