Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Jordanhill

Jordanhill, a village near the NE border of Renfrew parish, Renfrewshire, within 9 furlongs of the N bank of the Clyde, and 2½ miles WSW of Maryhill. The Jordanhill estate, extending into the Lanarkshire section of Govan parish, comprises only 293 acres, but has a value of £4220 per annum, including £3000 for its abundant coal, which is worked by the Monkland Iron and Steel Co.—Ord. Sur., sh. 30, 1866.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Renfrewshire ScoCnty
Place: Jordanhill

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