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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Millport like this:
Millport, watering-place, in S. of Great Cumbrae island, Cumbrae par., Buteshire, on Millport Bay, Firth of Clyde, 11 miles SW. of Wemyss Bay ry. sta. and 24 miles SW. of Greenock - police burgh, pop. 1738; vil., pop. 1749; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; is well sheltered and has a good beach; has a pier for the Clyde steamers by which communication is maintained regularly with other places on the Clyde; contains an Episcopal cathedral and college, founded and endowed by the Earl of Glasgow, whose seat (The Garrison) is adjacent. Millport was made a police burgh in 1864.
Millport is now part of NORTH AYRSHIRE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH AYRSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Millport itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Millport, in North Ayrshire and Buteshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/17419
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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