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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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Chapelton, a village in Glasford parish, Lanarkshire, 2¾ miles N N W of Strathaven, and 5½ SSW of Hamilton, under which it has a post office. At it are gas-works, an Established church, a Free church, and a public school. In 1875 it, with the district around, was erected into a quoad sacra parish in the presbytery of Hamilton and synod of Glasgow and Ayr. Pop. of village (1841) 367, (1861) 634, (1871) 468, (1881) 670; of q- s. parish (1881) 782.—Ord. Sur., sh. 23,1865.
(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: | Glassford ScoP Lanarkshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Chapelton |
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