In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Hillend like this:
Hillend, a village in Shotts parish, E Lanarkshire, 5 miles ENE of Airdrie. Hillend Reservoir, on the mutual border of Shotts and New Monkland parishes, is traversed by the North Calder, and has an utmost length and breadth of 10½ and 4¾ furlongs.—Ord. Sur., sh. 31, 1867.
Hillend through time
Hillend is now part of North Lanarkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Lanarkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hillend itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hillend in North Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22152
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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