Crosshill is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated south of the River Clyde. It was an independent police burgh from 1871 to 1891 before being annexed by the City of Glasgow.

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Crosshill Scots: Croashull
Dixon Halls, formerly Crosshill and Govanhill Burgh Hall
Crosshill Location within Glasgow
OS grid reference	NS590619
Council area	Glasgow
Lieutenancy area	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G42 8
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Glasgow South
Scottish Parliament	Glasgow Southside
List of places UK Scotland Glasgow 55.83°N 4.25°W / 55.83; -4.25

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Formerly part of the County of Renfrew, Crosshill had a brief existence as an independent police burgh from 1871 until it was absorbed by Glasgow in 1891.^[1] Crosshill and Govanhill to its north form a continuous built-up area and due to sharing a postcode and amenities, as well as a similar design style in some buildings, they are often considered to be the same district (however historically this was not the case – Govanhill was in the County of Lanark). Crosshill also borders Queen's Park and Mount Florida to the south, Strathbungo to the west and Polmadie to the east. The area contains Holyrood Secondary School and former football stadium Cathkin Park.

The name Crosshill was formerly written as Corsehill or Corshill. In earlier maps the area is called Corsehill, which means Gorse hill, so the name is probably a corruption of this earlier name, and does not refer to a cross.

According to Hugh Macintosh's The Origin and History of Glasgow Streets (1902), "Crosshill derives its name from an ancient cross which stood on a height still named the Cross Hill. This monument was about ten feet high and three-and-a-half wide, and bore a sculptured representation of Christ entering Jerusalem riding on an ass. It was removed by some vandals about the end of the eighteenth century."^[2] This would suggest that if a corruption of the name "Corse Hill" to "Cross Hill" occurred, it may indeed have resulted from the presence of a cross on the hill.

Crosshill is in the Southside Central ward for Glasgow City Council. It lies within the Glasgow Southside (Scottish Parliament constituency); the sitting MSP is Nicola Sturgeon. Crosshill is in the Glasgow South (UK Parliament constituency); the sitting MP is Stewart McDonald. The area is covered by Crosshill and Govanhill Community Council.^[4]

The public gardens named Kingsley Gardens, and the adjacent grounds of the Hampden Bowling Club, are thought to be the site of the original Hampden Park Stadium. Archaeology Scotland and local residents from the Bowling Club and Community Gardens plan to excavate parts of the Crosshill site where it is believed the first stadium once stood. The dig is funded by Historic Environment Scotland and is planned to take place June 2021.^[8]

The area is served by Crosshill railway station, on the Cathcart Circle Lines.

• John Buchan (1875 - 1940), most famous as the author of the novel The Thirty-Nine Steps and adapted for the screen on multiple occasions, lived at 34 Queen Mary Avenue the manse for the John Knox Free Church, Gorbals where his father the Rev John Buchan was Minister. The house is Grade B Listed^[10] and bears a plaque recognising the link to Buchan.
• Hannah Frank (1908 – 2008), artist and sculptor
• Ashley Rawson, artist and illustrator^[11]