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Claythorn

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Claythorn
Council area
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  • Glasgow
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG12 / G13
Dialling code0141
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Claythorn is a residential neighbourhood in the northwest of the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is part of the Drumchapel and Anniesland administrative ward within the Glasgow City Council area, part of the Glasgow Anniesland Scottish Parliament constituency and part of the Glasgow North West UK Parliament constituency.

Etymology[edit]

The name of the area, Claythorn, is owed to the rich clay deposits within the ground at this location. Extensive tile and brick manufacturing works once occupied the area and utilised these natural deposits. To this day, the title deeds for many of the properties within Claythorn specify that occupiers must not profit from the removal of clay taken from the ground.

Location and Boundaries[edit]

Claythorn is located in the north east of Glasgow and is contained in the area bounded by the mid-line of Crow Road from the railway bridge at Jordanhill railway station till it joins Great Western Road at Anniesland Cross, then along the mid-line of Great Western Road till the eastern edge of the junction of Great Western Road and Shelley Road, then along the abandoned railway line along the eastern boundary of the grounds of Gartnavel Hospital till it meets Hyndland railway station, and then along the line of the railway to the railway bridge at Jordanhill station.[1]

Landmarks and notable buildings[edit]

The Claythorn area contains the Anniesland Campus of Glasgow_Clyde_College, formerly the site of Anniesland College. Gartnavel General Hospital and Gartnavel Royal Hospital are also located within the area. Additionally, Claythorn contains Binghams Pond, the Oswald Cottages and the Claythorn Cottages.

References[edit]

  1. "Revised Community Council Boundaries for Claythorn" (PDF). Glasgow City Council.


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