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| Cranhill | |
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  Cranhill Location within Glasgow | |
| Population | 4,600 (2019)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NS643656 |
| Council area | |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G33 3 |
| Dialling code | 0141 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Cranhill is an inner city district and housing scheme in the north east of Glasgow, Scotland. Cranhill was developed from public funding in the early 1950s and was originally, chiefly composed of four-storey tenement blocks surrounding a patch of grassland, which became Cranhill Park. Later development saw the building of three tower blocks (locally, high-flats), surrounded by rows of terraced maisonettes. In more recent years, a number of semi-detached and detached homes have been built. The area also hosts some shops, two primary schools and nurseries, a community centre and the Cranhill water tower.
Infamous for its illegal drug trade and anti-social youth culture, Cranhill was often dubbed "Smack City" in the media. The community was redeveloped from the late 1990s, although unemployment stood at 50% as of 2009.[2][3]
- ^ Glasgow City, Scottish Government Statistics [seven 2011 data zones: Craigend and Ruchazie - 01, Cranhill, Lightburn and Queenslie South - 01, 02, 05, 06, 07, 08]
- ^ "Community appalled by elderly woman's murder". The Herald. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ "Cranhill has a new lease of life after cleaning up its act". Evening Times. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2020.