King's Park, Glasgow

King's Park, Glasgow

King's Park ("Pairc na Rí" in Gaelic) is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated south of the River Clyde .

Geography

Named for the medium sized park which it contains and spotted with green areas, much of King's Park is situated on an incline which overlooks Scotland's national stadium Hampden Park on one side, and the tower blocks of Castlemilk on the other.

The local 9 hole golf course is notable for being dug into a hillside 20-35° steep in some places.

Demographics

As of 2005, Kings Park has A population of 14,552 residents. The Ethnic Make Up is, approximately, 98% White, 0.8% Asian, 0.6 Oriental & 0.6% Mixed Race. Kings Park is an affluent suburb of Glasgow, with Median House Prices & Income Well above average.

Education

The small high street features a library and situated in nearby Simshill, King's Park Secondary School serves as the local non-denominational comprehensive. The area is also served by Holyrood Secondary School, a Roman Catholic school and the largest secondary education institute in Europe. Other schools in the area include King's Park and Croftfoot Primary schools, St Fillans primary school (currently being rebuilt) and St Mirin's primary school.

Also located in King's Park, 32F Squadron are the first Scottish Squadron of the Air Training Corps and share some facilities with the Territorial Army base on the same site.

History

The "King's Park" for which the area is named features the landmark, Aikenhead House. Designed by the architect David Hamilton it was built in 1806 for the West Indies merchant and prominent Glasgow Tory, John Gordon.

A scrapbook entitled "Old Glasgow Street Songs etc" and dated to 1850 at the Mitchell Library contains the song: "The Dairy Maids Of Hundred-Acre Hill". This hill can be found in modern day King's Park.

King's Park is a family area, with a Mixture of Mostly Semi-Detached Homes, in addition to Flats and Luxury Detached Homes. It is only a twenty five minute bus or train journey from Glasgow city centre.


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