Govan Burgh (Burgh)

Created: 1864   Abolished: 1912

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

Notes

A settlement.

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
MEIKLE GOVAN Official English 1864 1912 The Scottish Archive Network, Scottish Archives Network Gazetteer
GOVAN Preferred English 1864 1912 1911 Census of Scotland, Table 3, 'Population of Civil Parishes since 1801'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LANARKSHIRE Scottish County 1864 1912 1911 Census of Scotland, Table 3, 'Population of Civil Parishes since 1801'.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Govan Burgh (Burgh) through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10359806

Date accessed: 08th April 2026