In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Campsie like this:
Campsie, par., S. Stirlingshire, containing the vil. of Campsie, the ry. sta. of Campsie Glen, and the town of Lennoxtown, 17,872 ac., pop. 5873; Campsie, vil., 1½ mile NW. of Lennoxtown; 1 Bank; Campsie Fells, that part of the Lennox Hills in Campsie par., greatest alt., 1894 ft.; Campsie Glen, ravine and sta. on North British Railway -- ravine NE., and sta. ½ mile SE. of vil.; Campsie Muir, upland, at head of Campsie Glen.
Campsie through time
Campsie is now part of East Dunbartonshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Dunbartonshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Campsie itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Campsie, in East Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16772
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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