Knightswood
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.jpg) Aerial photograph looking south-east over Knightswood (2015) | |
  Knightswood Location within Glasgow | |
| Population | 17,525. |
| OS grid reference | NS537692 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G13 |
| Dialling code | 0141 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
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Knightswood is a suburban district in Glasgow, containing three areas: Knightswood North or High Knightswood, Knightswood South or Low Knightswood, and Knightswood Park. It has a golf course[1] and park, and good transport links with the rest of the city.[2][3] Garscadden and Scotstounhill railway stations serve Low Knightswood while Westerton station serves High Knightswood. Knightswood is directly adjoined by the Anniesland, Blairdardie, Drumchapel, Garscadden, Jordanhill, Netherton, Scotstoun, Scotstounhill and Yoker areas of Glasgow, and by Bearsden in the north.
Knightswood was a rural area of Dunbartonshire in the parish of New Kilpatrick with small-scale mining until the land was purchased for housing by the city of Glasgow and was annexed by the city in the 1920s. In subsequent years, housing developments were built on most of the remaining free plots (including two clusters of tower blocks – eleven in total, two since demolished),[4][5][6][7][8] but the area remains largely green in line with garden suburb principles, with the only businesses based in small or medium-sized retail units. There are a number of churches and various community events are run throughout the year. Knightswood has a purpose-built BMX stadium in the local park, allowing the area to host international cycling events, such as the 2018 European BMX Championships and the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships.
- ^ Knightswood Golf Course
- ^ "Frequency Guide" (PDF). First Glasgow. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Glasgow Network Map" (PDF). First Glasgow. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Tower Block UK: Kirkton Avenue". University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Buildings in Glasgow: Kirkton Avenue". Emporis. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Tower Block UK: Lincoln Avenue". University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Buildings in Glasgow: Lincoln Avenue". Emporis. Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Demolition of twin Knightswood tower blocks gets underway". Urban Realm. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2019.