In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Stonehouse like this:
Stonehouse, town and par., Lanarkshire, on Avon Water, 7 miles SE. of Hamilton and 18 miles SE. of Glasgow by rail - par., 6241 ac., pop. 3173; town, pop. 2615; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; is largely inhabited by miners and weavers.
Stonehouse through time
Stonehouse is now part of South Lanarkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Lanarkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Stonehouse itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Stonehouse in South Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16959
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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