Whitecrook

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Whitecrook is a small, mainly deprived neighbourhood lying to the southeast of Clydebank in Scotland. It occupies the area between the Forth and Clyde canal to the north and Glasgow Road to the southwest.

The neighbourhood is named after Whitecrook farm, which used to stand there, until houses were built for Irish immigrants who came to work in the shipyards in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

It has one non-denominational primary school (Whitecrook Primary), a Catholic primary school (Our Holy Redeemer's – usually referred to as O.H.R.), and a Roman Catholic high school (Saint Andrew's High School). It also has a hospice called Saint Margaret's Hospice, which is currently undergoing development to add a new wing.

Local amenities include laser-tag and go-karting on John Knox Street, John Brown's park on Barns Street, two bowling clubs and Clydebank Rugby Club.

Frequent buses go along Barns St/East Barns Street, providing easy and fast transport to Glasgow City Centre. Whitecrook is served by two local stations – Clydebank to the west and Yoker to the east.