| Greater Glasgow | |
| Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu | |
| Scots: Glesca, Glesga, Glasgae | |
 Satellite image showing the Greater Glasgow Area |
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| Area | 142.27 sq mi (368.5 km2) [1] |
|---|---|
| Urban | 1,199,629 |
| Language | English, Scots |
| OS grid reference | |
| - Edinburgh | 42 mi (68 km) |
| - London | 403 mi (649 km) |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW, PAISLEY |
| Postcode district | G1–G83 PA1-PA19 ML1-ML8 |
| Dialling code | 0141, 01236, 01355, 01360, 01389, 01505, 01698 |
| Police | |
| Fire | |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Greater Glasgow is an urban settlement in Scotland consisting of all localities which are physically attached to the city of Glasgow, forming with it a single contiguous urban area (or conurbation). It does not relate to municipal government boundaries and its territorial extent is defined by the General Register Office for Scotland, which determines the size and extent of all settlements in Scotland for census and statistical purposes. Greater Glasgow has a population of 1,199,629 at the 2001 census[2] making it the largest urban area in Scotland and the fifth largest in the United Kingdom.[3]
In addition to being the name of this true conurbation, the term Greater Glasgow is informally (and confusingly) used to refer to the area surrounding the City of Glasgow. It should not however be confused with the Glasgow City Region, which consists of Glasgow City Council and 7 surrounding local authorities in their entirety, including not only the urban settlement but also detached areas of their jurisdiction.
The City of Glasgow in the late 19th and early 20th centuries grew to having a population of over one million people and was the third city in Europe to reach one million, after London and Paris.[4] The official population stayed well over one million for more than 50 years.[5] However, in the 1960s large-scale relocation to new towns in the suburban area of the city and many boundary changes since then have reduced the population of the core City of Glasgow council area to 580,690 (August 2007).[6]
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Transport
In 1973, the Greater Glasgow Passenger Transport Executive was created to take over control of Glasgow Corporation Transport (which included the Glasgow Subway). Following local government reorganisation in 1975, control subsequently passed to Strathclyde Regional Council. The former PTE is now the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, within Transport Scotland.
The Glasgow conurbation is served by the largest urban rail network in the UK outside of London,[7] with 186 rail stations in the Greater Glasgow area. The city is served by the only metro system in Scotland, the Glasgow Subway; and by two international airports, Glasgow Prestwick International Airport[8] and Glasgow International Airport.[9]
Postal Codes
Following the local government boundary changes in 1996 and the creation of unitary councils in Scotland, replacing the former regional and district councils, the Greater Glasgow Settlement Area or Urban Area was created for the 2001 Census from groups of neighboring urban postcodes grouped so that each group of postcode unit contains at least a given number of addresses per unit area, and the group contains at least 500 residents.
Settlements
The Urban Area includes the following localities:
| Settlement | Population
(1991 Census) |
Population
(2001 Census)[10] |
|---|---|---|
| Airdrie | 36,842 | 36,326 |
| Bargeddie | 2,325 | 2,144 |
| Barrhead | 16,753 | 17,244 |
| Bearsden | 27,707 | 27,967 |
| Bellshill | 21,624 | 20,705 |
| Bishopbriggs | 23,825 | 23,118 |
| Bothwell | 6,542 | 6,379 |
| Busby | 1,617 | 1,654 |
| Calderbank | 1,709 | 1,663 |
| Cambuslang | 23,212 | 24,500 |
| Carfin | 1,226 | 1,048 |
| Chapelhall | 4,405 | 5,214 |
| Clarkston | 18,899 | 19,136 |
| Clydebank | 29,171 | 29,858 |
| Coatbridge | 43,467 | 41,170 |
| Duntocher and Hardgate | 7,882 | 7,301 |
| Elderslie | 5,166 | 5,180 |
| Faifley | 6,087 | 4,932 |
| Giffnock | 16,190 | 16,178 |
| Glasgow | 658,379 | 629,501 |
| Holytown | 5,648 | 5,483 |
| Howwood | 1,036 | 1,502 |
| Johnstone | 18,280 | 16,468 |
| Kilbarchan | 3,710 | 3,622 |
| Linwood | 10,183 | 9,058 |
| Milngavie | 11,992 | 12,795 |
| Milton | 1,079 | 986 |
| Motherwell | 30,769 | 30,311 |
| New Stevenston | 3,287 | 4,108 |
| Newarthill | 6,585 | 6,849 |
| Newmains | 5,878 | 5,329 |
| Newton Mearns | 19,342 | 22,637 |
| Old Kilpatrick | 2,408 | 3,199 |
| Paisley | 73,925 | 74,170 |
| Renfrew | 20,764 | 20,251 |
| Stepps | 4,942 | 4,802 |
| Uddingston | 5,367 | 5,576 |
| Viewpark | 15,044 | 15,841 |
| Wishaw | 29,574 | 28,565 |
Glasgow City Region
Glasgow City Region[1], also known as Metropolitan Glasgow[2] and Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Conurbation is a term used to describe a collection of local government districts clustered around Glasgow.[11] This area is not a true conurbation, as significant parts of the council areas (and the whole of Inverclyde) are separated from Greater Glasgow by open countryside.
- Glasgow
- East Dunbartonshire
- West Dunbartonshire
- North Lanarkshire
- South Lanarkshire
- East Renfrewshire
- Renfrewshire
The estimated population of this area in 2007 was 1,750,500.[6]
References
- ^ "Analyser UV02". http://www.scrol.gov.uk/scrol/analyser/analyser?topicId=1&tableId=UV02&tableName=Population+density&selectedTopicId=&aggregated=false&subject=&tableNumber=&selectedLevelId=&postcode=&areaText=&RADIOLAYER=&actionName=view-results&clearAreas=&stateData1=&stateData2=&stateData3=&stateData4=&debug=&tempData1=&tempData2=&tempData3=&tempData4=&areaId=17&levelId=1. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
- ^ "Key Statistics for Settlements and Localities Scotland". General Register Office for Scotland. http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/files/setloc-ks01.xls. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
- ^ The UK’s major urban areas Office for National Statistics, 2005
- ^ http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Visitors/Architecture/Bridges
- ^ Glasgow Scotland through time | Population Statistics | Total Population
- ^ a b "2007 Population Estimates". http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/E3BE21DA-4D84-4CC4-9C02-2E526FDD9169/0/populationaug07.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ^ Rail services in the SPT area
- ^ Glasgow Prestwick Airport
- ^ BAA Glasgow: Welcome to Glasgow Airport
- ^ Key Statistics for Settlements and Localities Scotland General Register Office for Scotland
- ^ "Glasgow and Clyde Valley Structure Plan". http://www.gcvcore.gov.uk/About/about.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
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