In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Swinton like this:
Swinton, a village in Old Monkland parish, Lanarkshire, ½mile N of Baillieston, and 6 miles E of Glasgow. Pop. (1861) 386, (1871) 346, (1881) 619.
Additional information about this locality is available for Old Monkland
Swinton through time
Swinton is now part of Glasgow district. Click here for graphs and data of how Glasgow has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Swinton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Swinton, in Glasgow and Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24706
Date accessed: 05th November 2024
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