GENUKI: Gorbals, Lanarkshire

" Gorbals, par., Glasgow, on S. side of river Clyde, 25 ac., pop. 5567; P.O., called Gorbal's Cross. "

From John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887

Dates of Old Parish Registers
b.1771-1854
m.1771-1854
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Churches in Gorbals (NS590640):
- Church of Scotland
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Ask the GENUKI Gazetteer for a calculation of the distance from Gorbals to another place.

Gorbals has long been part of the City of Glasgow, so the Glasgow pages are essential reading.

Details of the administrative areas of which Gorbals has been a part can be seen in Vision of Britain, which contains details of historic boundaries, and more about the place.

One famous son of the Gorbals area was Sir Thomas Lipton.

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