In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Newton like this:
Newton, a village in Cambuslang parish, Lanarkshire, with a station on the Caledonian railway, 5½ miles SE of Glasgow. It has a post office under Glasgow, with money order and savings' bank departments, a public school, and St Columba's Episcopal church (1874; 200 sittings). Near it is Newton House. Pop. (1871) 306, (1881) 730.—Ord. Sur., sh. 31, 1867.
Newton through time
Newton is now part of South Lanarkshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how South Lanarkshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Newton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newton in South Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22238
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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