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In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Greengairs like this:
Greengairs, a collier village in New Monkland parish, Lanarkshire, 4 miles N NE of Airdrie. At it are an Established chapel of ease (1876; 400 sittings), ' Norse Gothic ' in style, a Free church (1874), and a public school; whilst in the neighbourhood are Glentore oilworks. Pop. (1871) 450, (1881) 798.—Ord. Sur., sh. 31, 1867.
Greengairs 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 Greengairs itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Greengairs, in North Lanarkshire and Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22143
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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