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.

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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
surface form: Glasgow conurbation

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 Welsh people
surface form: Britons

Gaels
Gaels
surface form: Norse-Gaels
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
historicalRole major medieval kingdom
languageHistoricallySpoken Cumbric language
surface form: Cumbric

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

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Renfrewshire historicRegion Strathclyde
North Lanarkshire formerRegion Strathclyde
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport operatesIn Strathclyde
this entity surface form: Strathclyde region
Argyll and Bute formedFrom Strathclyde
this entity surface form: Strathclyde Region
Argyle Line locatedIn Strathclyde
Strathclyde region Strathclyde
subject surface form: University of Strathclyde
this entity surface form: Strathclyde region
Cowan Road subway station region Strathclyde
Buteshire locatedInFormerDistrict Strathclyde
this entity surface form: Strathclyde (post-1975 context for most of its area)
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 council area region Strathclyde
subject surface form: East Dunbartonshire
this entity surface form: Strathclyde (former)
Govan Old Parish Church region Strathclyde
East Dunbartonshire region Strathclyde
Kinning Park region Strathclyde
SPT regionServed Strathclyde
subject surface form: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport