Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Newton

Newton, a village in Cambuslang parish, Lanarkshire, with a station on the Caledonian railway, 5½ miles SE of Glasgow. It has a post office under Glasgow, with money order and savings' bank departments, a public school, and St Columba's Episcopal church (1874; 200 sittings). Near it is Newton House. Pop. (1871) 306, (1881) 730.—Ord. Sur., sh. 31, 1867.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a village"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Cambuslang ScoP       Lanarkshire ScoCnty
Place: Newton

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