Woodlands, Glasgow

Woodlands, Glasgow

Woodlands is a residential area in the west-end of Glasgow, Scotland. It is to the east of Hillhead, the south of Maryhill and Woodside, and north of the city's Park District. Kelvingrove Park borders Woodlands to the south of the area, the M8 motorway at Charing Cross is to the east.

Woodlands has a substantial Asian minority population (primarily Muslim) as well as a large number of students as residents. The area is in the vicinity of the University of Glasgow, and the university's Education Faculty is sited within the area.

The housing stock mostly consists of sandstone tenement housing and modern redevelopment which is predominantly in the tenement style.

Woodlands Road is renowned for its traffic problems, particularly as it approaches the M8.

Public transport includes Kelvinbridge and St George's Cross Subway stations, located respectively at the western and eastern extremes of the district, as well as numerous bus routes along Great Western and Woodlands Roads.

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20041011083643/http://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk/about/index.html Glasgow West End: Woodlands] (archive link, was dead)


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