Strathclyde

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Strathclyde is a historic region of western Scotland that once formed a major medieval kingdom and later a key administrative area centered on the River Clyde and the city of Glasgow.

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative region
former kingdom
historic region
abolishedBy Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994
administrativeType local government region
alternativeName Alt Clut
Kingdom of Strathclyde
approximateEndAsIndependentKingdom 11th century
borders Highlands
Irish Sea
Lowlands
capitalDuringKingdomPeriod Dumbarton
centeredOn Glasgow
River Clyde
contains Argyll NERFINISHED
Ayrshire
Clyde Valley
Dunbartonshire NERFINISHED
Glasgow conurbation
linked to: Glasgow

Inverclyde
Isle of Bute
Lanarkshire NERFINISHED
Renfrewshire NERFINISHED
containsUniversity University of Strathclyde
country Scotland
createdBy Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
fortressCenter Dumbarton Rock
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
Firth of Clyde
hasMajorCity Glasgow
historicalEthnicGroups Britons
linked to: Welsh people

Gaels
Norse-Gaels
linked to: Gaels
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
historicalRole major medieval kingdom
languageHistoricallySpoken Cumbric
linked to: Cumbric language

Old Welsh
largestCity Glasgow
laterDominantLanguage English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
locatedIn western Scotland
linked to: West of Scotland
mergedInto Kingdom of Scotland
namedAfter River Clyde
partOf Scotland
populationRankInScotlandAsRegion 1
regionalHeadquarters Glasgow
wasAdministrativeRegionFrom 1975
wasAdministrativeRegionUntil 1996

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Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Renfrewshire historicRegion Strathclyde
North Lanarkshire formerRegion Strathclyde
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport operatesIn Strathclyde region
linked to: Strathclyde
Argyll and Bute formedFrom Strathclyde Region
linked to: Strathclyde
Argyle Line locatedIn Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde region Strathclyde region
subject linked to: Strathclyde
linked to: Strathclyde
Cowan Road subway station region Strathclyde
Buteshire locatedInFormerDistrict Strathclyde (post-1975 context for most of its area)
linked to: Strathclyde
Dál Riata sharesBorderWith Strathclyde
Pictland borderedBy Strathclyde
Bernicia borders Strathclyde
sub-Roman Britain hasRegion Strathclyde
Eochaid of Scotland birthPlace Strathclyde
Monklands district partOf Strathclyde
Troon railway station region Strathclyde
Saint Mungo regionOfActivity Strathclyde
SPT Zone 1 locatedIn Strathclyde
East Dunbartonshire region Strathclyde (former)
linked to: Strathclyde
Govan Old Parish Church region Strathclyde
East Dunbartonshire region Strathclyde
Kinning Park region Strathclyde
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport regionServed Strathclyde
subject linked to: SPT