Carnwadric
Carnwadric
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| Carnwadric shown within Glasgow | |
| OS grid reference | NS545597 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G46 |
| Dialling code | 0141 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Carnwadric is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated south of the River Clyde. Carnwadric was a farm owned by Sir John Maxwell, one of approximately seven such large holdings owned by him and rented to others. The land was formerly owned by the Stuart kings and queens of Scotland. During ancient post-Roman times, it was sought after by the Scots of Dál Riata and Angles of Northumbria. It formed part of the ancient Kingdom of Strathclyde, a Brittonic, rather than Gaelic, kingdom.
Govan, an ancient village nearby and now also part of Glasgow, is rumoured to be named after King Arthur's knight Gawain. Pollokshaws and Thornliebank are the nearest ancient villages and were created mainly because of the textile industry. Manufacturing and printing of cloth were the main industries and formed the livelihoods of many of the villagers. Several immigrants came to the area to work in the industry. Irish linen workers, as well as Dutch workers (specialized in beetling) a form of transfer printing. Adjoining Arden;the houses in Carnwadric are older and sturdier and have needed refurbishment also the same as other post war housing "schemes".
Adjoining the exterior of the former Sir Alexander Crum's Calico Mill. later a former Prisoner of War Camp's west side, used during World War II. Carnwadric as 2008/09 has only has one school, the Roman Catholic St. Vincent's Primary, it was recently demolished and remodeled after merging with Arden's St Lousie's Primary.
Carnwadric Primary, the area's former public school (opened on 28 April 1939) was closed and merged with Arden Primary as a newly built merger school called "Ashpark Primary School" in Arden.
The site of the second Carnwadric Primary school will be used for new housing which are to begin construction in January 2013, the school's boundary walls are to be kept and used as part of the new development.
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