ROBERTON, a village, in the parish of Wiston-and-RoBERTON,
Upper ward of the county of Lanark,
2^ miles (S. S. W.) from the village of Wiston; containing
201 inhabitants. This village is pleasantly situated
in the south-eastern quarter of the parish, and is chiefly
Inhabited by persons employed in agriculture, and in
the various trades requisite for the supply of the vicinity.
There is a place of worship for members of the
United Presbyterian Church, the minister of which derives
his income from the rents of the seats and the contributions
of his congregation; and the parochial school
of Roberton, formerly a separate parish, is still kept
here.