Kilbarchan
Sign in to saveKilbarchan (; ) is a village and civil parish in central Renfrewshire, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is almost contiguous with Johnstone, about 5 miles or 8 km west of the centre of Paisley. The village's name means "cell (chapel) of St. Barchan". It is known for its former weaving industry.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kilbarchan
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 3,580
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- Scotland
- UK place.official_name
- Kilbarchan
- UK place.gaelic_name
- Cill Bhearchain
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- NS401633
- UK place.map_type
- Scotland
- UK place.population_ref
- ()
- UK place.unitary_scotland
- Renfrewshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
- Renfrewshire
- UK place.post_town
- Johnstone
- UK place.postcode_district
- PA10
- UK place.postcode_area
- PA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01505
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Paisley and Renfrewshire South
- UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
- Renfrewshire South
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Kilbarchan (; ) is a village and civil parish in central Renfrewshire, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is almost contiguous with Johnstone, about 5 miles or 8 km west of the centre of Paisley. The village's name means "cell (chapel) of St. Barchan". It is known for its former weaving industry.
== History ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kilbarchan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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