Shotts
" par. and vil. with ry. sta., Lanarkshire - par. (containing Harthill and Benhar, Calderhead, and part of vil. of Shotts Ironworks), 24,944 ac., pop. 11,214; vil., 2¾ miles NW. of Shotts sta., which is 16½ miles SE. of Glasgow; P.O., T.O., 1 Bank. Coal and ironstone abound in the par., and are largely worked. Janet Hamilton (1795-1873), the poetess, was a native."
From John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles, 1887
Bibliography
Cemeteries
Census
Church History
Dates of Old Parish Registers
b.1707-1854
m.1705-1854
d.1709-1854
Church Records
- Churches in Shotts (NS876599):
- Church of Scotland
- St Patrick, Station Road, Roman Catholic
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Description and Travel
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- Details of the administrative areas of which Shotts has been a part can be seen in Vision of Britain, which contains details of historic boundaries, and more about the place.
Maps
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Population
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