Jordanhill

Jordanhill is a mostly middle-class area of the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It consists largely of terraced housing dating from the early to mid 20th century, with some detached and semi-detached homes as well as local authority flats.

The area was home to the Jordanhill Teacher Training College, which subsequently became part of the University of Strathclyde.

Jordanhill is served by Jordanhill railway station offering regular services to central Glasgow on the North Clyde and Argyle lines.

chools

Jordanhill School is a local comprehensive school which regularly ranks amongst the top-performing state secondary schools in Scotland [http://www.jordanhill.glasgow.sch.uk/] . The school is unique in the Scottish state sector, both in that it is an all-through school, with both Primary and Secondary departments, providing education for children from 4 to 18, and in that it has Grant Maintained status and is independent from local government control.

Saint Thomas Aquinas Secondary School has several feeder primary schools that include Corpus Christi Knightswood, Notre Dame West End, St Pauls Whiteinch, St Peters Partick, St Brendans Yoker, St Patricks in Anderston, St Clare's Drumchapel and St Ninians in Blairdardie.

Churches and Pubs

Jordanhill has two churches, both on Woodend Drive, off Crow Road. These are Jordanhill Parish Church (Presbyterian) and [http://www.allsaints-holycross.com All Saints Scottish Episcopal Church] (Anglican). Both churches are used for a variety of community and social events, in addition to regular worship. All Saints is also home to Westbourne Gardens Nursery School and the 178th Glasgow Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. Also in the local area are several Boys' Brigade companies, including the [http://www.130thglasgow.co.uk 130th Glasgow] and the 272nd Glasgow. It also home to the 72nd Scout, Cub and Beaver troop, the biggest of its size in Glasgow.

The two pubs in the locality are "The Bridge",and "The Three Craws" (Scots: "crows"). Both are situated on Crow Road, near Jordanhill railway station.

Jordanhill is directly adjacent to Victoria Park, one of the largest green spaces in Glasgow and home to the Fossil Grove, an area of fossilized prehistoric tree stumps.

Rugby, Leisure and Sports

Jordanhill is also home to Scotland's newest independent rugby club, Jordanhill Phoenix R.F.C. formed in April 2007. There are a number of parks in Jordanhill and the immediate vicinity, Burlington Gate park and Victoria Park being 2 specific examples. There is also a large playing field on the Jordanhill Campus that has hosted many games of football and rugby in the past.

External links

* [http://www.jordanhill.glasgow.sch.uk Jordanhill School]
* [http://www.strath.ac.uk/Departments/JHLibrary/archives/campbell.html "A Short History of Jordanhill" dated 1931]
* [http://www.wsmclean.com/south Historical notes on South Jordanhill]
* [http://www.130thglasgow.co.uk 130th Glasgow Company, The Boys' Brigade]
* [http://www.allsaints-holycross.com All Saints Scottish Episcopal Church]
* (http://178thglasgowscouts.clubspaces.com/
* [http://www.jprfc.co.uk/]