In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Moodiesburn like this:

Moodiesburn, a village in Cadder parish, Lanarkshire, 6½ miles ENE of Glasgow, and 1¼ mile NE of Garnkirk station.

Moodiesburn through time

Moodiesburn 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 Moodiesburn itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Moodiesburn, in North Lanarkshire and Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22227

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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