A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Kirkfieldbank or Kirkland, a village in Lesmahagow parish, Lanarkshire, on the left bank of the Clyde, 1 mile W of Lanark. Adjoining a beautiful sweep of the river, which contains a romantic wooded island, and is spanned by a three-arched bridge, it chiefly consists of two ranges of houses along the road from Lanark to Glasgow; and has a post office under Lanark, an Established chapel of ease, and a public school. The chapel of ease was built in 1871 at a cost of about £8000, and contains 400 sittings. Pop. (1841) 1023, (1861) 1212, (1871) 963, (1881) 963.—Ord. Sur., sh. 23, 1865.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Lesmahagow ScoP Lanarkshire ScoCnty |
| Place names: | KIRKFIELDBANK | KIRKFIELDBANK OR KIRKLAND | KIRKLAND |
| Place: | Kirkfieldbank |
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