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In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Bridgend like this:
Bridgend, a village in Kilarrow parish, island of Islay, Argyllshire, at the northern extremity of Loch Indal, 3 miles NNE of Bowmore, and 8½ SW of Port Askaig. It has a post office under Greenock, with money order, savings' bank, and telegraph departments; and it communicates by omnibus with steamers from Glasgow to Port Askaig and Port Ellen.
Bridgend is now part of ARGYLL AND BUTE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how ARGYLL AND BUTE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bridgend itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bridgend, in Argyll and Bute and Argyll | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21998
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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