Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Airdrie within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Airdrie.-- parl. and mun. burgh and market town, New Monkland par., NE. Lanarkshire, 11 miles E. of Glasgow and 385 miles from London by rail, pop. 13,363; extensive coal and ironworks; the "blackband" ironstone is peculiar to the district; paper-making and cotton-weaving are carried on. It unites with Falkirk, Hamilton, Lanark, and Linlithgow in returning 1 member to Parliament; 5 Banks, 1 newspaper.Market-day, Tuesday.