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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Biggar like this:
Biggar, par. and town, on E. border of Lanarkshire, 1¾ mile NE. of Symington junc., and 15 miles SE. of Lanark by rail, 7272 ac., pop. 2128; town, pop. 1556; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Market-day, Thursday.
Biggar 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 Biggar itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Biggar, in South Lanarkshire and Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16919
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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