Jordanhill

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A sign at Jordanhill railway station.

Jordanhill is a mostly middle-class area of the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It consists largely of substantial terraced housing dating from the early 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.^{[citation needed]}

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

[edit] Schools

Jordanhill School is a local comprehensive school which regularly ranks amongst the top-performing state secondary schools in Scotland. 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.^{[citation needed]}

The area is also home to another secondary school: Saint Thomas Aquinas Secondary School. The school is home to pupils who have left several local primary schools such as: 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.

[edit] Local attractions

Jordanhill has two churches, both on Woodend Drive, off Crow Road. These are Jordanhill Parish Church (Presbyterian) and 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 130th Glasgow and the 272nd 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.

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