Parkhouse, Glasgow G53
Parkhouse is a residential neighbourhood of Glasgow, Scotland. Within the G53 postcode area and the Greater Pollok ward of the Glasgow City Council administration, the eastern cluster of private housing was constructed in the 1980s (branching off Craigflower Road) and the western part in the 2010s (all streets beginning 'Park'), prior to which it was open farmland annexed to Glasgow in 1938. It is one of two places in Glasgow called Parkhouse, the other being an older housing development near Milton in the far north of the city. However, they are rarely confused as neither is particularly  well known outside local circles, and wider discussions of issues affecting the neighbourhoods take place under the names of their wider wards or constituencies. Location and history. Parkhouse forms part of the edge of the Glasgow urban area, occupying an area of land to the south of Parkhouse Road (B773), a main route running east–west between southern Glasgow and the town of Barrhead in East Renfrewshire which lies about to the west. Named after the long-established Parkhouse Farm, which still stands beside the western end of its Glasgow portion, the thoroughfare becomes Darnley Road once in East Renfrewshire . The older South Nitshill neighbourhood is on the northern side of Parkhouse Road; this was almost entirely redeveloped in the early 21st century with the result that its buildings are newer than many of those in the more recently established Parkhouse. During World War II, an Anti-aircraft battery was set up on open land which roughly corresponds to Langford Drive; no traces of this facility survive. At the eastern end of the main road (the junction with the major A726 Nitshill Road) is the historic 'category B' Listed Darnley Mill which has been converted into a restaurant. Beyond that  lies the Darnley district, comprising a residential area with community facilities, a small park and an industrial estate. Parkhouse is bounded to its south and east by the Dams to Darnley Country Park, with several pedestrian access points to park footpaths within the neighbourhood streets. Transport. A major reason for the area's development into a car-friendly commuter suburb was the proximity of the M77 motorway between Glasgow and Ayrshire, Junction 3 of which is only from the junction of Parkhouse Road and Nitshill Road. The nearest railway station for most residents is , with on the same Glasgow South  Western Line also fairly close. The frequent '57' bus service operated by First Glasgow passes along Nitshill Road, providing access to Glasgow City Centre in one direction and the Silverburn Shopping Centre in the other; McGill's Bus Services operate an hourly service between Neilston and East Kilbride via Parkhouse Road.