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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Coatbridge like this:
Coatbridge, town with ry. sta., Old Monkland par., N. Lanarkshire, 8¾ miles E. of Glasgow, 34 miles SW. of Edinburgh, and 385 miles NW. of London, pop. 17,500; P.O., T.O., 4 Banks; stands in a district rich in minerals, and is the centre of the iron trade of Scotland. In the neighbourhood are numerous blast furnaces, including those of Gartsherrie. Summerlee, Dundyvan, Langloan, and Calder. All the heavier metallurgical industries -- malleable iron, iron-wire, and tin-plates -- are extensively prosecuted.
Coatbridge 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 Coatbridge itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Coatbridge, in North Lanarkshire and Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20231
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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