In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Wanlockhead like this:
Wanlockhead, quoad sacra par. and mining vil., Sanquhar par., Dumfriesshire - quoad sacra par., pop. 854; vil., at border with Lanarkshire, on Wanlock Water, 1½ mile SW. of Leadhills and 8½ NE. of Sanquhar, pop. 788; P.O.; the lead mines were opened about 1680.
Wanlockhead through time
Wanlockhead is now part of Dumfries and Galloway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dumfries and Galloway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wanlockhead itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wanlockhead, in Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfries Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/20486
Date accessed: 28th March 2024
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