The Origins of Glasgow

Glasgow may seem like a modern metropolis today but it has been used since prehistoric periods for a variety of purposes. Staying at a Country house hotel Scotland will give you an idea about the traditionalism and orthodoxy that lies behind this great city.

Initially, the city would have been used as a settlement because it was the furthest point downstream of the River Clyde and so many could travel easy across it. The area soon became the second biggest bishopric, an ecclesiastical region which is run by a bishop, in Scotland and therefore making it a viably important city due to the wealth and status that was being brought from the status. Under Kind David I’s administration, Glasgow began to become more and more important during the 11th century. As Bishop Jocelin allowed the settlement to gain the status of a burgh by King William I in 1178, the area grew further with now rights for trade and monopoly. At one point between 1189 and 1195, this was celebrated by an annual fair which even still happens today, known as the Glasgow Fair.

Over the next few centuries, Glasgow developed further, with the first bridge over the river being built in 1285, the University of Glasgow being founded in 1451, the bishopric becoming the Archdiocese of Glasgow in 1492 improving the town’s educational and religious standing, and the town becoming a Royal burgh in 1611. By the 18th century, the population had risen to 12,000 and both the Industrial Revolution and Scottish Enlightenment would soon change the face of the city forever by technological developments and industrial advancement. With Glasgow now trading with the rest of the Empire via its port it soon became an economic superpower, paving the way for what it is today.

The opulence that the city has recently enjoyed can be simply experienced by staying at a luxury hotel Glasgow. Either way, scraping its way from a small settlement to now being one of the most developed cities in the whole of the UK, Glasgow has risen up, like a phoenix from its ashes.