In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Pollokshields East like this:

Pollokshields East, police burgh, Govan par., Renfrewshire, in SW. suburbs of Glasgow, pop. 4360; Pollokshields East was made a police burgh in 1880.

Pollokshields East through time

Pollokshields East 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 Pollokshields East itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Pollokshields East, in Glasgow City and Renfrewshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21712

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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