In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Longriggend like this:
Longriggend, a place in New Monkland parish, Lanarkshire, 5 miles NE by E of Coatbridge and 2¾ SW of Slamannan. It has a post office under Airdrie, a railway station, and a handsome Roman Catholic chapel school (1879).—Ord. Sur., sh. 31, 1867.
Longriggend through time
Longriggend is now part of North Lanarkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Lanarkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Longriggend itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Longriggend in North Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22212
Date accessed: 16th April 2024
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