Whitecrook

Whitecrook
Whitecrook
 Whitecrook shown within West Dunbartonshire
OS grid referenceNS5069
    Edinburgh 47 mi (76 km)  
    London 350 mi (560 km)  
Council areaWest Dunbartonshire
Lieutenancy areaDunbartonshire
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Clydebank
Dialling code 0141
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentWest Dunbartonshire
West of Scotland
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Coordinates: 55°53′42″N 4°23′31″W / 55.895°N 4.392°W / 55.895; -4.392

Whitecrook is an area in the southeast of the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, Greater Glasgow, Scotland, UK. It occupies the area between the Forth and Clyde Canal to the north, and Glasgow Road to the southwest.

The neighbourhood is named after Whitecrook farm, which used to stand there, until houses were built for Irish immigrants who came to work in the shipyards in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Whitecrook has one non-denominational primary school (Whitecrook Primary), a Catholic primary school (Our Holy Redeemer's – usually referred to as O.H.R.), and formerly had a Roman Catholic high school (Saint Andrew's High School). It also has Saint Margaret's Hospice, which has recently completed development to add a new wing.

Local amenities include John Brown's park on Barns Street, two bowling clubs and Clydebank Rugby Club which plays at Whitecrook sports ground.

Frequent buses go along Barns St/East Barns Street, providing easy and fast transport to Glasgow City Centre. Whitecrook is served by two local stations – Clydebank to the west and Yoker to the east.

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