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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described New Monkland like this:
Monkland, New, par. and vil., N. Lanarkshire, on North Calder Water - par. (containing Airdrie), 19,885 ac., pop. 27,816; vil.,l½ mile NW. of Airdrie, pop. (including Glenmavis) 369; Monkland is rich in coal and ironstone; Monkland Well, a chalybeate spring, was formerly famous.
New Monkland is now part of NORTH LANARKSHIRE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH LANARKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about New Monkland itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of New Monkland, in North Lanarkshire and Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16565
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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