Parkhead

Parkhead
Scots: *Pairkheid*
Parkhead Scots: Pairkheid;
	Parkhead Cross, the traditional heart of the district
	Parkhead Location within Glasgow
OS grid reference	NS625639
Council area	Glasgow City Council;
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G31
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Glasgow East;
Scottish Parliament	Glasgow Shettleston;
	List of places UK Scotland Glasgow 55°50′55″N 4°11′52″W / 55.8486°N 4.1978°W

Parkhead (Scots: Pairkheid)^[1] is a district in the East End of Glasgow. Its name comes from a small weaving hamlet at the meeting place of the Great Eastern Road (now the Gallowgate and Tollcross Road) and Westmuir Street. Glasgow's Eastern Necropolis cemetery was laid out in the area in 1847 beside the Gallowgate.^[2]

^ The Online Scots Dictionary
^ Elizabeth Williamson, Anne Riches & Malcolm Higgs, The Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow. London: Penguin 1990 ISBN 0-14-071069-8

[1] The Online Scots Dictionary

[2] Elizabeth Williamson, Anne Riches & Malcolm Higgs, The Buildings of Scotland: Glasgow. London: Penguin 1990 ISBN 0-14-071069-8

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Parkhead Scots: Pairkheid
Parkhead Cross, the traditional heart of the district
Parkhead Location within Glasgow
OS grid reference	NS625639
Council area	Glasgow City Council
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G31
Dialling code	0141

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	Glasgow East
Scottish Parliament	Glasgow Shettleston
List of places UK Scotland Glasgow 55°50′55″N 4°11′52″W / 55.8486°N 4.1978°W / 55.8486; -4.1978