In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Langbank like this:
Langbank, a village and a quoad sacra parish in Erskine parish, Renfrewshire. The village, on the southern shore of the Clyde, opposite Dumbarton, has a post and telegraph office under Port Glasgow, Established and U.P. churches, and a station on the Greenock section of the Caledonian, 4¼ miles ESE of Port Glasgow. Constituted in 1875, the parish is in the presbytery of Greenock and synod of Glasgow and Ayr. Pop. (1881) of village, 322; of q. s. parish, 575.—Ord. Sur., sh. 30, 1866.
Langbank through time
Langbank is now part of Renfrewshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Renfrewshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Langbank itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Langbank in Renfrewshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21880
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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