CAMBUSLANG
"town and par. (consisting of a cluster of vils.) with ry. sta., N. Lanarkshire, near river Clyde, 3¾ miles SE. of Glasgow -- par., 5160 ac., pop. 9447; town, pop. 5538; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank; has weaving and coal-mining; was the scene, in 1741, of an extraordinary religious revival.
From John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887
Bibliography
OLD CAMBUSLANG
by Rhona Wilson
published 1996 by Richard Stenlake Publishing, Ochiltree Sawmill, The Lade, Ochiltree, Ayrshire KA18 2NX
ISBN - 1872074790
Photographs of old Cambuslang are available online.
Cemeteries
Census
Church History
Dates of Old Parish Registers
b.1657-1854
m.1657-1854
d.1731-1854
Church Records
- Churches in Cambuslang:
- Church of Scotland
- St Bride, Greenlees Road, Roman Catholic
- St Cuthbert, Brownside Road, Scottish Episcopal
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Description and Travel
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Ask the GENUKI Gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from Cambuslang to another place.Genealogy
A range of useful facilities for family and local history research in the Glasgow, Lanarkshire and Strathclyde areas also exist within the City of Glasgow.
Historical Geography
- Details of the administrative areas of which Cambuslang has been a part can be seen in Vision of Britain, which contains details of historic boundaries, and more about this place.
Maps
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference NS641606 (Lat/Lon: 55.819512, -4.170644), Cambuslang which are provided by:- StreetMap
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Newspapers
The local newspaper is The Reformer
Population
Year Population 1831 ---- 1841 ---- 1851 ---- 1861 ---- 1871 ---- 1881 ---- 1891 ----
