For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation).

"Glaswegian" redirects here. For the linguistics article, see Glasgow patter.

Glasgow (Glaschu in Gaelic; or Glesca in colloquial Scotish) is the largest city in Scotland and the third largest in the United Kingdom after London and Birmingham; as well as being the most populous unitary authority area. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands. People from Glasgow are known as Glaswegians. Glaswegian is also the name of the local dialect of Scots, commonly known as the Glasgow Patter.

The city was formerly a royal burgh, and was known as the "Second City of the British Empire" in the Victorian era. It established itself as a major transatlantic trading port during the Industrial Revolution. The Clyde was the world's pre-eminent shipbuilding centre, building many revolutionary and famous vessels such as the Cunard liners RMS Lusitania, RMS Aquitania, RMS Queen Mary, RMS Queen Elizabeth and the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2, and the Royal Yacht Britannia.

The city grew in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to a population of over one million people, peaking at 1,088,000 in 1931. However, with population decline, mainly due to the large scale relocation of people to new towns like East Kilbride and Cumbernauld on the outskirts of the city, and successive boundary changes by national governments in an attempt to reduce the relative power of the city within Scotland, the current population of the City of Glasgow is 629,501, based on the 2001 census. Approximately 2.1 million people live in the Greater Glasgow urban conurbation, defined as the City of Glasgow and the Greater Metropolitan Area ^* national urban population statistics.

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@JohnnyDurham19 - really like idea of Glasgow meetup if it's at all possible! UK's 3rd largest city! (bumped out of main when pc crashed):(
sarahleslie1 (Sarah Leslie) Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:32:10 -0000
@JohnnyDurham19 - really like idea of Glasgow meetup if it's at all possible! UK's 3rd largest city! (bumped out of main when pc crashed):(
Our Christmas present. Free nights for Christmas @ The Spires Birmingham, Glasgow or Aberdeen (when you book 6+ nights) http://bit.ly/1ElMtc
TheSpiresSuites (The Spires) Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:32:03 -0000
Our Christmas present. Free nights for Christmas @ The Spires Birmingham, Glasgow or Aberdeen (when you book 6+ nights) http://bit.ly/1ElMtc
Sooooooo looking forward to the Law Abiding Citizen Premiere in Glasgow tomorrow.
LadyRoseLCL (LadyRosemarie) Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:31:59 -0000
Sooooooo looking forward to the Law Abiding Citizen Premiere in Glasgow tomorrow.
@markwillis1993 I couldn't go to that one, met Gareth at Collectormania Glasgow though :) all the massive conventions are in England or USA
TheiPaul (Paul S) Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:31:29 -0000
@markwillis1993 I couldn't go to that one, met Gareth at Collectormania Glasgow though :) all the massive conventions are in England or USA
Settling into a guest house in the centre of Glasgow to hopefully blitz my next go at the Qualitative Analysis EdD essay
parslad (David Noble) Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:31:00 -0000
Settling into a guest house in the centre of Glasgow to hopefully blitz my next go at the Qualitative Analysis EdD essay
Lib Dems get 474 votes and come 6th In Glasgow Byelection - is Clegg resigning for this sub council seat vote?
bristolwestpaul (Paul Smith Bristol) Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:30:29 -0000
Lib Dems get 474 votes and come 6th In Glasgow Byelection - is Clegg resigning for this sub council seat vote?

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