Settlements similar to or like Glasgow

Town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located immediately south-east of Glasgow – 3 miles from its city centre – and directly south of the River Clyde. Having existed as a Lanarkshire burgh in its own right for more than 800 years, in 1975 Rutherglen lost its own local council and administratively became a component of the City of Glasgow District Council within the Strathclyde region (along with neighbouring Cambuslang). Wikipedia

Post-industrial large town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, on the edge of the Clyde Valley, 15 mi south-east of Glasgow city centre. Formed in 1855 within Lanarkshire; it formed a joint large burgh with its neighbour Motherwell from 1920 until its dissolution when Scottish local authorities were restructured in 1975, and was then in Motherwell district within the Strathclyde region until 1996. Wikipedia

Town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the northern fringe of Greater Glasgow, approximately 4 mi from the city centre. Wikipedia

Most populous city and metropolitan borough in North East England. It forms the core of the Tyneside conurbation, the eighth most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia

Largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland and the country's 6th-largest city or town by population. Also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. Wikipedia

City in central Scotland, 26 mi north-east of Glasgow and 37 mi north-west of the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its merchants and tradesmen, the Old Bridge and the port. Wikipedia

This article deals with the history of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. See also Timeline of Glasgow history. Wikipedia

One of the 32 council areas of Scotland. One of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being East Renfrewshire to the east and Inverclyde to the west. Wikipedia

Large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, 23.3 mi north-west of Edinburgh and 20.5 mi north-east of Glasgow. Wikipedia

Large town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Wikipedia

City in the Scottish Highlands. Administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Wikipedia

City in Norfolk, on the River Wensum about 100 mi north-east of London. County town of Norfolk and traditionally seen as the chief city of East Anglia. Wikipedia

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 . Defined by the General Register Office for Scotland, which determines settlements in Scotland for census and statistical purposes. Wikipedia

One of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. Wikipedia

One of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire, West Lothian and, to the south-west, south and east, the English counties of Cumbria and Northumberland. Wikipedia

Town situated in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Located north of the Gleniffer Braes, the town borders the city of Glasgow to the east, and straddles the banks of the White Cart Water, a tributary of the River Clyde. Wikipedia

Sovereign state in northwest Europe traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the northern third of the island of Great Britain, sharing a land border to the south with the Kingdom of England. Wikipedia

The following list includes all effective burghs in Scotland from the coming into force of the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892, in 1893. "Ineffective" burghs, which had not used legislation to adopt a "police system", take on local government duties and reform their town councils, were abolished on this date. Wikipedia

Affluent suburban town and the administrative centre of East Renfrewshire in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. South Giffnock and Lower Whitecraigs have frequently been named the most affluent area in Scotland, however it lost that title to Stockbridge, Edinburgh in 2020. Wikipedia

Intended to show a timeline of the history of Glasgow, Scotland, up to the present day. Founded by Saint Kentigern, also known as Saint Mungo, in this year; he also claimed that Kentigern found at Glasgow a cemetery which Saint Ninian had hallowed Wikipedia

Largest city in the county of West Yorkshire, England and the most populous in the Yorkshire and Humber region. Cultural, financial and commercial heart of the West Yorkshire Built-up Area , the UK's fourth-most populous urban area with a reported population of 1.8 million in 2013. Wikipedia

Capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom. The city stands on the River Thames in the south-east of England, at the head of its 50 mi estuary leading to the North Sea. Wikipedia

The architecture of Scotland includes all human building within the modern borders of Scotland, from the Neolithic era to the present day. The earliest surviving houses go back around 9500 years, and the first villages 6000 years: Skara Brae on the Mainland of Orkney being the earliest preserved example in Europe. Wikipedia

Historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. Otherwise bounded by sea. Wikipedia