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Glasgow [a] is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland. [5] The city is the third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom [6] and the 27th-most-populous city in Europe. [7]
Logo used from 2006 to 2015. Gumtree was founded in March 2000 by Michael Pennington and Simon Crookall as a local London classified ads and community site, designed to connect Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans who were either planning to move, or had just arrived in the city, and needed help getting started with accommodation, employment and meeting new people.
The Tolbooth Steeple dominates Glasgow Cross and marks the east side of the Merchant City.. To the east is the commercial and residential district of Merchant City.The Merchant City was formerly the residential district of the wealthy city merchants in the 18th and early 19th centuries, particularly the Tobacco Lords from whom many of the streets take their name.
Glasgow City: 1172 [48] or 1175 as a burgh [9] [10] 1476 as a city [11] Glasgow Cathedral. First stone building was consecrated in ~1136 in the presence of King David I and his Court when John (1117-1147) was Bishop. [49] 622,820 Dundee: Dùn Dè City of Discovery Dundee City ~1191 as a royal burgh [15] 1889 as a city [20] [16] Dundee Parish ...
The Debatable Lands lay between Scotland and England to the north of Carlisle, [11] the largest population centre being Canonbie. [12] For over three hundred years the area was effectively controlled by local clans , such as the Armstrongs , who successfully resisted any attempt by the Scottish or English governments to impose their authority ...
Greater Glasgow is an urban settlement in Scotland consisting of all localities which are physically attached to the city of Glasgow, forming with it a single contiguous urban area (or conurbation). It does not relate to municipal government boundaries, and its territorial extent is defined by National Records of Scotland , which determines ...
Hutchesontown is an inner-city area in Glasgow, Scotland.Mostly residential, it is situated directly south of the River Clyde and forms part of the wider historic Gorbals district, which is covered by the Southside Central ward under Glasgow City Council.
The UK prime minister's website has used the phrase "countries within a country" to describe the United Kingdom. [8] Although the United Kingdom is a unitary sovereign country, it contains three distinct legal jurisdictions in Scotland, England and Wales, and Northern Ireland, each retaining its own legal system even after joining the UK. [9]