Everything about Drumchapel totally explained
Drumchapel (
Druim a' Chapaill in Gaelic) (known to locals and residents as 'The Drum') is part of the city of Glasgow, having been annexed from Dunbartonshire in 1938. It borders
Bearsden to the east (in
East Dunbartonshire) and
Clydebank to the west (in
West Dunbartonshire). The area is bordered by
Knightswood and
Yoker in Glasgow.
As part of the
overspill policy of
Glasgow Corporation, a huge housing estate was built here in the 1950s to house 34,000 people - it's this estate that's now most associated with Drumchapel, despite there being an area known as
Old Drumchapel made up of affluent villas to the south of modern Drumchapel.
The area has well-known social problems, notably
anti-social behaviour and degeneration of often poorly constructed post-war housing. However, it remains popular with many of its residents and more recently there has been substantial private investment in the area, leading to the construction of new housing developments in the North West of the district. The area, along with
Easterhouse,
Castlemilk and Greater
Pollok are collectively know as 'Big Four' post-war social housing schemes. All are similar in terms of architecture and planning, and tend to suffer from a similar range of social problems.
The name derives from the Gaelic meaning 'the ridge of the horse'.
Drumchapel was part of the parish of
Kilpatrick, administered by
Paisley Abbey. This was preceded by two ancient estates:
Garscadden (now an area of Glasgow) and
Drumry (an area in West Dunbartonshire which is often associated with
Clydebank).
The area is served by
Drumchapel railway station.
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