Woodlands
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  Woodlands Location withinGlasgow | |
| OS grid reference | NS576666 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G3, G4 |
| Dialling code | 0141 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
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| 55°52′17″N4°16′39″W / 55.8715°N 4.2774°W /55.8715; -4.2774 | |
Woodlands is an area ofGlasgow,Scotland. Situated on the north-west edge of thecity centre, Woodlands is located within Glasgow's fashionableWest End, east ofHillhead, south ofWoodside, north of thePark District andKelvingrove Park, and west ofCharing Cross andGarnethill.
Woodlands has a substantial population of residents ofPakistani andIndian heritage, as well as a large number of students. The area is in the vicinity of theUniversity of Glasgow andGlasgow School of Art. The housing stock mostly consists of 19th century terraces, townhouses, and blonde and redsandstonetenement housing, with modern redevelopment which is also predominantly in the tenement style.[1]
The area of flat land on the east bank of theRiver Kelvin was used as an industrial area. From at least the early 1600s, the site was the location of awatermill which processed grain. In 1790, William Gillespie constructed Glasgow's first and only water driven cotton mill, with bleach and print fields also located in the vicinity. As part of the Blythswood Estate, Woodlands was officially incorporated into the city of Glasgow in 1830.[2]
In 2021, Woodlands was the location of theMurder of Esther Brown.[3]
Woodlands is home to theArlington Baths Club. The club is located on Arlington Street.Burnbank Park, which was situated on what is now Barrington Drive, was the home of the Caledonian Cricket Club, and was the home ground ofRangers F.C. from September 1875 to March 1876.[5][6]
49 West Princes Street was the home of Marion Gilchrist, the victim in the famousOscar Slater case.[7]
There is a statue erected in the memory ofBud Neill on the corner of Woodlands Road and Woodlands Gate.[citation needed]
Public transport includesKelvinbridge andSt George's CrossSubway stations, located respectively at the western and eastern extremes of the district, as well as numerous bus routes along Great Western and Woodlands Roads.[citation needed]