In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Campsie like this:
Campsie, par., S. Stirlingshire, containing the vil. of Campsie, the ry. sta. of Campsie Glen, and the town of Lennoxtown, 17,872 ac., pop. 5873; Campsie, vil., 1½ mile NW. of Lennoxtown; 1 Bank; Campsie Fells, that part of the Lennox Hills in Campsie par., greatest alt., 1894 ft.; Campsie Glen, ravine and sta. on North British Railway -- ravine NE., and sta. ½ mile SE. of vil.; Campsie Muir, upland, at head of Campsie Glen.
Campsie through time
A Vision of Britain through Time includes a large library of local statistics for administrative units. For the best overall sense of how the area containing Campsie has changed, please see our redistricted information for the modern district of East Dunbartonshire. More detailed statistical data are available under Units and statistics, which includes both administrative units covering Campsie and units named after it.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Campsie, in East Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16772
Date accessed: 19th May 2013
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