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

Allanton, a coal-mining village, in Hamilton parish, Lanarkshire, 1¾ mile ESE of the town. Pop. (1871) 301.

Allanton through time

Allanton is now part of SOUTH LANARKSHIRE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH LANARKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Allanton itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22386

Date accessed: 09th April 2026


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