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Glenboig, a village at the western verge of New Monkland parish, Lanarkshire, with a station on the Caledonian, 2 ½ miles N by W of the post-town Coatbridge. It has large fire-clay and brick works, a post office, a public school, a Roman Catholic school (1881), and the Roman Catholic church of Our Lady and St Joseph (1880). Pop., with Garnqueen, (1871) 307, (1881) 934.
(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: | New Monkland Parish Lanarkshire County |
| Place: | Glenboig |
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