BIGGAR
"par. and town, on E. border of Lanarkshire, 1¾ mile NE. of Symington junc., and 15 miles SE. of Lanark by rail, 7272 ac., pop. 2128; town, pop. 1556; P.O., T.O., 3 Banks. Market-day, Thursday."
From John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887
Bibliography
The 48-page book "Old Biggar" contains some detail of the town in days gone by and includes over 50 old photographs.
A description of "Families of Wanlockhead" by by H Gilbert Nicol, including a list of the main family surnames mentioned.
Cemeteries
Census
Church History
Dates of Old Parish Registers
b.1730-1854
m.1806-1810/1836-1854
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The parish kirk, dating back to 1545, is the last pre-reformation church in Scotland and is constructed in the shape of a cross. The Church was built by the Flemings of Boghall Castle.
Church Records
- Churches in Biggar:
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Description and Travel
You can see pictures of Biggar which are provided by:Gazetteers
Ask the GENUKI Gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from Biggar to another place.Historical Geography
- Details of the administrative areas of which Biggar has been a part can be seen in Vision of Britain, which contains details of historic boundaries, and more about this place.
History
There is evidence of Stone Age habitation around Biggar. The town itself received its Royal Charter as a Burgh in 1451.
Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NT041377 (Lat/Lon: 55.623430, -3.524483), Biggar which are provided by:- StreetMap
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- Bing (was Multimap)
- OldMaps
- Old Maps Online
- Vision of Britain
- Magic
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Population
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