[1] Two distinct and geographically separate neighbourhoods about one mile (1.5 kilometres) apart on opposite sides of the White Cart Water are known by the Crookston name, owing to factors in their development.

[9] The castle was captured in the mid-1500s[3] and its importance diminished, although it was restored in the mid-19th century by the Maxwells of Pollok[10][11] and was donated by the family to the National Trust for Scotland in 1931, being the first property the organisation managed.

Several small developments of housebuilding took place within the area over various eras until almost all the land was built upon, ranging from concrete tenements, terraces of modest houses, semi-detached bungalows and flat-roofed apartment blocks, plus the converted buildings of the original station, which were abandoned after the line closed in 1983;[1] it re-opened in 1990, but now uses only one track and platform for both directions (a small section of double track to the east of Crookston allows trains to pass one another).

[1] In 2011, a station for the Scottish Ambulance Service opened at the new Leverndale site,[26] followed in 2014 by the NHS West of Scotland Mother and Baby Unit (relocated from the Southern General Hospital).

[29][21] Four years later, a development of 'cottage homes' (an early version of sheltered housing) was built immediately to its south,[28][30] with additional care provided from the main block of the complex as required.

[1][37][38][39] In contrast to the preservation work at Leverndale, the Crookston Home facility operated until the 1990s when its functions became obsolete,[40] and the site was then cleared for housebuilding leaving no trace of the original buildings or the cottages.

[44] The older local schoolchildren typically attend Rosshall Academy and Lourdes Secondary, although St Paul's High School is physically closer for many.

[53] While the individual modern developments in this area have used various names in marketing and for their streets (Raeswood, Blacksey Burn, Langhaul, Castlewood, Leverndale, Bullwood, Parklands etc.