Parkhead
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This article is about the area of Glasgow. For other places with the same name, see Parkhead (disambiguation).
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]
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Parkhead
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Parkhead Cross, the traditional heart of the district | |
Location within Glasgow | |
OS grid reference | NS625639 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GLASGOW |
Postcode district | G31 |
Dialling code | 0141 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
55.8486°N 4.1978°W / 55.8486; -4.1978 |
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