In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Arbroath like this:
Arbroath, or Aberbrothock (old name), par., parl. and royal burgh, and seaport, at mouth of river Brothock, Forfarshire, 17 miles NE. of Dundee and 475 from London by rail -- par., 943 ac., pop. 9493; parl. burgh, pop. 21,758;
Arbroath through time
For the best overall sense of how the area containing Arbroath has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of Angus. More detailed statistical data are available under Historical units & statistics for administrative units named after or covering Arbroath.
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