Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Govan. You may be able to find further references to Govan in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Govan a parish and a burgh Groome

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Govan.

Place Type of entry Source
BalgBay hamlet Bartholomew
Balshagry a hamlet Groome
Balshagry hamlet Bartholomew
Dowanhill NW. suburban part of Glasgow Bartholomew
Haggs Castle ruined castle Bartholomew
Haggs Castle a baronial fortalice Groome
Ibrox a village Groome
Kinning Park police burgh Bartholomew
Laurieston district Bartholomew
Partick town with railway station Bartholomew
Pollokshields police burgh Bartholomew
Pollokshields East police burgh Bartholomew
Polmadie S. suburb Bartholomew

Travel writing

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Hist. Gazetteer
Partick 0 1
Bellahouston 0 2
Hillhead 0 1
Kinning Park 0 1
Pollokshields 0 1
Balgray 0 1
Jordanhill 0 2
Anderston 0 2
Pollokshields East 0 1
Maryhill 0 2
Dawsholm 0 3
Crossmyloof 0 2
Gorbals 0 1
Glasgow 96 3
Govanhill 0 1
Crosshill 0 1
Pollokshaws 0 2
Barony 0 1
Langside 0 1
Renfrew 1 3