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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Stow like this:
Stow, vil. with ry. sta., Edinburghshire, and par., partly also in Selkirkshire - par., 36,843 ac., pop. 2395; vil., on Gala Water, 6f miles N. of Galashiels and 26¾ miles SE. of Edinburgh by rail, pop. 440; has a town-hall and woollen mills.
Stow is now part of SCOTTISH BORDERS Council. Click here for graphs and data of how SCOTTISH BORDERS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stow itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stow, in Scottish Borders and Selkirkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16576
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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