Place:


Old Monkland  Lanarkshire

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Old Monkland like this:

Monkland, Old, par., N. Lanarkshire, on North Calder Water, 10,935 ac., pop. 37,323; contains Coatbridge; the church of Old Monkland is 1½ mile SW. of Coatbridge; coal and iron are extensively worked.

Old Monkland through time

Old Monkland is now part of North Lanarkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Lanarkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Old Monkland itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Old Monkland in North Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17013

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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