Powkshiels

Powkshiels
Powkshiels Location within Glesga
Population	9,699 [1][2]
Leid	Inglis, Scots
Cooncil area	Glesga Ceety Cooncil
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Kintra	Scotland
Sovereign state	Unitit Kinrick
Post toun	GLASGOW
Postcode destrict	G41
Diallin code	0141
Police	Scots
Fire	Scots
Ambulance	Scots
EU Pairlament	Scotland
UK Pairlament	Glesga Central
Scots Pairlament	Glesga Soothside
Leet o places UK Scotland Glesga 55°50′32″N 4°17′06″W / 55.8423°N 4.2850°W / 55.8423; -4.2850Coordinates: 55°50′32″N 4°17′06″W / 55.8423°N 4.2850°W / 55.8423; -4.2850

Powkshiels (Scots Gaelic: Buthan Phollaig, Inglis: Pollokshields) is a area in the sooth side o Glesga, Scotland. Its modren mairches is mainly man-makit, bein formt bi the M77 motorwey tae the wast an northwast wi the appen laund o Powk Kintra Pairk an the Dumbreck neeburheid ayont, bi the Innerclyde railwey an ither brainches that sinders its territory frae the mainly industrial airts o Kinning Pairk, Kingstoun an Port Eglinton, an bi the Glesga Sooth Wastren Line rinnin frae the east tae the sooth, boorderin Gouanhull, Strathbungo, Crossmaluif an Shawlands residential areas. Thare is a suburban railwey rinnin throu the area as weel.

Powkshiels is a conservation area that wis developed in Victorian times accordin tae a plan bi the orieginal laundawners, the Stirling-Maxwells o Pollock, that's association wi the area gangs back as faur as 1270. The core o the area wis biggit in twa distinct an opponin styles, wi the wastren pairt haein muckle villas wi gairdens alang tree-linit boulevards, whiles the eastren pairt, aince a sindrie burough o its ain, is makit up o three-storey tenements that is uisual o a lot o pairts o the ciety frae the era, layed oot in a techt grid o streets on relative flat groond.^[3]

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