Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Larkhall

Larkhall, town and quoad sacra par. with ry. sta., chiefy in Dalserf par. but partly also in Hamilton par., Lanarkshire - par., pop. 7063; town, near river Avon, 3½ miles SE. of Hamilton, pop. 6503; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; the inhabitants are chiefly employed in the neighbouring mines and bleachworks.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "town"   (ADL Feature Type: "cities")
Administrative units: Dalserf ScoP       Lanarkshire ScoCnty
Place: Larkhall

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