Place:


Govanhill  Lanarkshire

 

In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Govanhill like this:

Govanhill, police burgh, S. suburb of Glasgow, pop. 9636; P.O.; has large ironworks.

Govanhill through time

Govanhill is now part of Glasgow district. Click here for graphs and data of how Glasgow has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Govanhill itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Govanhill, in Glasgow and Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21792

Date accessed: 09th December 2024


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