Apsley Street

Sràid Apsley

Building or Street

Location

City of Glasgow

Glasgow City

NS563665

English / Map Form: Apsley Street

Gaelic Form: Sràid Apsley

Location: Partick, Glasgow

Post Town: GLASGOW

County: City of Glasgow

Local Authority: Glasgow City

English / Map Form: Apsley Street

Gaelic Form: Sràid Apsley

Language Notes

G nom. sg. sràid fem. 'street' + en Apsley, surname

Element Meaning

G sràid ~ ‘street’ + en Apsley, surname

Sources

‘named after Apsley House which stood here at one time.’: Spalding 1992a, 29

‘After Apsley House, the residence of the Duke of Wellington at Hyde Park Corner in London. It was built in 1784 by Sir Henry Apsley, Lord Chancellor and afterwards Lord Bathurst.’ Macintosh, Glasgow Streets A-B, 95