In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Inchbelly like this:
Inchbelly, a hamlet on the mutual border of Stirlingshire and Dumbartonshire, on the river Kelvin, adjacent to the Forth and Clyde Canal, 1¼ mile ENE of Kirkintilloch. It has a bridge over the Kelvin, on the road from Glasgow to Falkirk, and, together with Inchbreck, Inchterf, Inchwood, and Netherinch in its neighbourhood, it owes the ' inch ' of its name to quondam insulation by the waters which once occupied the strath now traversed by the Forth and Clyde Canal.—Ord. Sur, sh. 31, 1867.
Inchbelly through time
Inchbelly is now part of East Dunbartonshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how East Dunbartonshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Inchbelly itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Inchbelly, in East Dunbartonshire and Stirlingshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22162
Date accessed: 06th November 2024
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