Govan

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area of Glasgow district historic district

Govan is a historic district on the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland, traditionally known for its shipbuilding industry and working-class roots.

Aliases (5)

Govan, Scotland ×2
Glasgow Govan ×1
Govan Parish ×1
Govan Workspace (business and heritage centre) ×1
Govan, Glasgow ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	area of Glasgow → district → historic district →
adjacentTo	Pacific Quay → Partick (across the Clyde) →
contains	Queen Elizabeth University Hospital vicinity →
country	Scotland →
currentCharacter	mixed residential and post-industrial area →
demographicCharacter	working-class community →
economicHistory	Clyde shipyards → heavy engineering →
hasArchaeology	early medieval carved stones →
hasCulturalInstitution	Govan & Linthouse Parish Church → Govan Workspace (business and heritage centre) → Pearce Institute →
hasFootballClub	Rangers F.C. (historical home area, Ibrox nearby) →
hasHeritage	early medieval Christian site →
hasIndustryDecline	late 20th century shipbuilding contraction →
hasLandmark	Fairfield Heritage Centre → Govan Cross → Govan Old Parish Church → Govan Stones → Govan subway station →
hasNeighbourhood	Cessnock → Ibrox → Linthouse →
hasParish	Govan Parish →
hasPostTown	GLASGOW →
hasRiverFeature	Clyde shipbuilding docks →
historicalCounty	Lanarkshire →
historicalStatus	burgh →
knownFor	shipbuilding industry → working-class roots →
locatedIn	Glasgow → Lowlands of Scotland → West End of Glasgow →
locatedOn	River Clyde →
mergedInto	City of Glasgow →
partOf	Glasgow City Council area →
politicalConstituency	Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament, includes Govan area) → Glasgow South West (UK Parliament) →
region	Central Belt of Scotland →
timeZone	Europe/London →
traditionalIndustry	shipbuilding →
transport	Glasgow Subway → ferry across the River Clyde (historically) →
urbanType	inner-city district →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan → Govan High School → Govan subway station →	locatedIn
My Autobiography ("Govan, Glasgow") →	aboutPlace
Glasgow shipbuilding industry →	associatedWith
Sir Alex Ferguson →	birthPlace
HMS Indefatigable ("Govan, Scotland") →	constructionSite
Govan ("Govan Workspace (business and heritage centre)") →	hasCulturalInstitution
Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan →	hasNameComponent
Govan ("Govan Parish") →	hasParish
Broomloan Depot →	locatedInNeighbourhood
HMS Maori ("Govan, Scotland") →	placeBuilt
Nicola Sturgeon ("Glasgow Govan") →	previouslyRepresented
Govan High School →	region