Glassford, Lanarkshire : Historical writing

Descriptive gazetteer entries

These other entries in our collection of descriptive gazetteers are also about Glassford. You may be able to find further references to Glassford in the descriptive gazetteers by doing a full-text search here.

Place Type of entry Source
Glassford parish and railway station Bartholomew
Glassford a parish Groome
Quarter, West Bartholomew
Westquarter a village Groome
West Quarter village Bartholomew
Westquarter House seat Bartholomew

This additional information from our descriptive gazetteers is for locations within the parish or parishes associated with Glassford.

Place Type of entry Source
Avonholm an estate, with a mansion Groome
Avonholm seat Bartholomew
Cadzow a burn Groome
Chapelton a village Groome
Craigthornhill seat Bartholomew
Craigthornhill an estate, with a mansion Groome
Crutherland seat Bartholomew
Hallhill an estate, with a mansion Groome
Hallhill seat Bartholomew
Muirburn seat Bartholomew
Muirburn a mansion Groome

Travel writing

Sorry, but no mentions of this place can be found.

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Place Mentioned in Travel Writing Mentioned in Historical Gazetteer
Stonehouse 0 2
Strathaven 0 2
Quarter 0 3
Chapelton 0 2
Larkhall 0 2
Cadzow 0 2
Chatelherault 1 2
Allanton 0 2
Blackwood 0 2
Dalserf 0 2
Hamilton 9 2
Auchenheath 0 2
Torrance 0 2
Burnbank 0 1
Overtown 0 2
Avondale 0 2
Crossford 0 2
Motherwell 0 2
Blantyre 0 3
Wishaw 0 2

Names from historical writing

The following appear as names for Glassford. Follow the links for what the author actually said:

Name Author Source
GLASSFORD John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).
QUARTER John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
QUARTER WEST John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
WEST QUARTER John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).
WESTQUARTER F.H. Groome Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (Edinburgh: T.C. Jack, 1882-4).
WESTQUARTER HOUSE John Bartholomew Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887).

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