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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Pollokshaws like this:
Pollokshaws, police burgh and ry. sta., Eastwood par., Renfrewshire, on river White Cart, in SW. suburbs of Glasgow, pop. 9363; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; has cotton factories, bleachfields, printworks, papermills, and iron foundries.
Pollokshaws is now part of GLASGOW CITY City. Click here for graphs and data of how GLASGOW CITY has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Pollokshaws itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pollokshaws, in Glasgow City and Renfrewshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20408
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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