A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Yoker, a village in Old Kilpatrick parish, Dumbartonshire, and Renfrew parish, Renfrewshire, on the right bank of the Clyde, 1 mile N of Renfrew. It has a post and telegraph office under Glasgow, a great shipbuilding yard, and a large distillery. Pop. (1871) 535, (1881) 1256, of whom 953 were in Old Kilpatrick.—Ord. Sur., sh. 30, 1866.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Dunbartonshire ScoCnty Renfrewshire ScoCnty |
| Place: | Yoker |
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