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Coatbridge, town with ry. sta., Old Monkland par., N. Lanarkshire, 8¾ miles E. of Glasgow, 34 miles SW. of Edinburgh, and 385 miles NW. of London, pop. 17,500; P.O., T.O., 4 Banks; stands in a district rich in minerals, and is the centre of the iron trade of Scotland. In the neighbourhood are numerous blast furnaces, including those of Gartsherrie. Summerlee, Dundyvan, Langloan, and Calder. All the heavier metallurgical industries -- malleable iron, iron-wire, and tin-plates -- are extensively prosecuted.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "town with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "cities") |
Administrative units: | Old Monkland ScoP Lanarkshire ScoCnty |
Place: | Coatbridge |
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