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Greengairs, a collier village in New Monkland parish, Lanarkshire, 4 miles N NE of Airdrie. At it are an Established chapel of ease (1876; 400 sittings), ' Norse Gothic ' in style, a Free church (1874), and a public school; whilst in the neighbourhood are Glentore oilworks. Pop. (1871) 450, (1881) 798.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 collier village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | New Monkland ScoP Lanarkshire ScoCnty |
Place: | Greengairs |
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