Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Busby within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Busby, town, E. Kilbride par., Lanarkshire, and Mearns par., Renfrewshire, on White Cart river, 7 miles S. of Glasgow by rail, pop. 2155; P.O., T.O. It has cotton-mills and print-works, and the dist. is rich in minerals.