Shawlands

Shawlands
Shawlands Cross (2005)
Area0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) [1]
Population7,015 (2015)[2]
• Density13,490/km2 (34,900/sq mi)
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG41 3
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
List of places
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Shawlands (Scottish Gaelic: Fearann na Doire)[3] is a Southside suburb of Glasgow, Scotland, located two miles south of the River Clyde. The area, considered the "Heart of the Southside", is known for its independent restaurants and cafés, art scene, public parks, period terraces, and red and blond sandstone tenements. Shawlands was named one of the best places to live in Scotland in 2022 and 2023 by The Sunday Times,[4][5] and one of the world's coolest neighbourhoods by Time Out Magazine[6] with judges describing it as "the city's best area to live and socialise”. It is located between Pollok Country Park – the home of the Burrell Collection and Pollok House – and the acclaimed Victorian park Queen's Park.

  1. ^ "statistics.gov.scot : Land Area (based on 2011 Data Zones)". statistics.gov.scot.
  2. ^ "statistics.gov.scot : Population Estimates (Current Geographic Boundaries)". statistics.gov.scot.
  3. ^ "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba (AÀA) – Gaelic Place-names of Scotland". Gaelicplacenames.org. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  4. ^ McKenzie, Kirsty (8 April 2022). "Shawlands named one of the best places to live in UK in Sunday Times list". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  5. ^ Bennett, Gabriella. "Why Shawlands, Glasgow, is one of the best places to live 2023". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ^ Russell, Jennifer; Duffy, Amy (11 October 2022). "Shawlands named as 'one of the coolest neighbourhoods in the world'". GlasgowLive. Retrieved 17 October 2022.