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Pollokshaws, police burgh and ry. sta., Eastwood par., Renfrewshire, on river White Cart, in SW. suburbs of Glasgow, pop. 9363; P.O., T.O., 2 Banks; has cotton factories, bleachfields, printworks, papermills, and iron foundries.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "police burgh" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Eastwood ScoP Renfrewshire ScoCnty |
Place: | Pollokshaws |
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