Glasgow is situated in north-west Scotland on the River Clyde. It has grown dramatically in the eighteenth century, because of the trade in textiles, sugar and tobacco.
Despite its northern latitude, close to that of Moscow, Glasgow's climate is classified as oceanic. This is influenced by its location and proximity to the western sea. Here temperatures are normally higher than in most areas of similar latitude due to the
confluence of the warm Gulf Stream.
Today Glasgow City land has been inhabited since prehistoric times. However, Glasgow's first mention of that city by itself, from the medieval era when that was recorded as the second largest diocese in Scotland.
