Govan

Govan is a district and former burgh in the southwestern part of the Scottish city of Glasgow. It is situated on the south bank of the River Clyde, just across from Partick. It was an administratively independent Police Burgh from 1864 until it was swallowed up by an ever expanding city of Glasgow in 1912.

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Govan, once known as Meikle Govan to distinguish it from Little Govan (the Gorbals), is a place of considerable antiquity. Researchers believe that Govan was the site of one of the earliest Christian settlements in mainland Scotland, dating back to before the 9th century. At that time, the area was part of the Kingdom of Strathclyde, with its capital at Dumbarton on the north side of the river. The name comes from Baile Ghobhainn meaning "Smithtown" in Scottish Gaelic, and probably derives from an earlier Brythonic cognate. According to John of Fordun, Constantine, a 7th century King of Strathclyde, founded a monastery at Govan, where he died and was buried.

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