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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Cambuslang like this:
Cambuslang, town and par. (consisting of a cluster of vils.) with ry. sta., N. Lanarkshire, near river Clyde, 3¾ miles SE. of Glasgow -- par., 5160 ac., pop. 9447; town, pop. 5538; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; has weaving and coal-mining; was the scene, in 1741, of an extraordinary religious revival.
Cambuslang is now part of SOUTH LANARKSHIRE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH LANARKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cambuslang itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cambuslang, in South Lanarkshire and Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16359
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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