Govanhill
Govanhill
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 Calder Street in Govanhill |
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 Govanhill
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| Govanhill shown within Glasgow | |
| Area | 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi) |
| Population | 9,725 (2015) |
| • Density | 11,308/km2 (29,290/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | NS585628 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GLASGOW |
| Postcode district | G42 |
| Dialling code | 0141 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
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Govanhill (Gaelic: Cnoc a' Ghobhainn) is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. Historically part of Renfrewshire, it is situated south of the River Clyde between the Gorbals, Pollokshields, Crosshill and Queen's Park. The council ward has boundaries of Dixon Avenue and Dixon Road to the South, Victoria Road to the West, Butterbiggins Road to the North, and Aikenhead Road to the East. Govanhill had the status of a police burgh between 1877 and 1891 before becoming part of the City of Glasgow.
The history of the area is linked to the Dixon family. A prominent ironmaster, William Dixon opened blast furnaces to the north of Govanhill which became known as Dixons Blazes. A company village called Fireworks Village was situated on the site of the later Burgh of Govanhill. The area itself was formed in 1877 and the main avenue that runs the length of it is called Dixon Avenue. Some of the local streets were named after the daughters of William Dixon Jnr: Allison Street, Daisy Street, and Annette Street. Govanhill gained the status of an independent police burgh in 1877, sharing a burgh hall with its neighbour, Crosshill; this building is now known as the Dixon Halls. Both burghs were absorbed by the expanding city of Glasgow in 1891.
From the first days of the neighbourhood's formation, Govanhill has always been a popular settlement area for people coming to Glasgow and Scotland. The population has regularly changed and diversified as migrants have chosen to live in the area. Migration started with people from the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland; from Ireland; Jewish people fleeing persecution in Eastern Europe; people from the Punjab and other parts of the Indian sub-continent; Glasgow's new communities of former asylum seekers and refugees and – most recently – migrants benefiting from EU enlargement from Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Romania. This diversity is reflected in the local shops, the languages spoken in the street and in the people found locally. A recent social survey found that 53 languages were spoken in only 13 of the area's housing blocks. The area has long been Scotland's most culturally diverse neighbourhood. Of the 15,000 people living in the neighbourhood, approximately 40% are from ethnic minority communities, with Roma from Slovakia, the Czech Republic and - increasingly - Romania making up 3,000-3,500 of the local population.
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