Renfrewshire
Sign in to saveRenfrewshire ( ; ; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Renfrewshire is located in the west central Lowlands. It borders East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire, and lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde. The current council area of Renfrewshire was established in 1996. The town of Paisley is the area's main settlement and centre of local government. The area also contains the historic county town of Renfrew.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Renfrewshire
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Council area
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- Coat of Arms of Renfrewshire.svg
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- Renfrewshire UK location map.svg
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- Renfrewshire shown within Scotland
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- Sovereign state
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- United Kingdom
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- Country
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- Scotland
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- Lieutenancy area
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- Renfrewshire
- Settlement.established_title
- Unitary authority
- Settlement.established_date
- 1 April 1996
- Settlement.seat_type
- AdministrativeHQ
- Settlement.seat
- Renfrewshire House, Paisley
- Settlement.government_type
- Council
- Settlement.governing_body
- Renfrewshire Council
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- Control
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Renfrewshire ( ; ; ) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. Renfrewshire is located in the west central Lowlands. It borders East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire and West Dunbartonshire, and lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde. The current council area of Renfrewshire was established in 1996. The town of Paisley is the area's main settlement and centre of local government. The area also contains the historic county town of Renfrew.
The council area has the same name as the historic county of Renfrewshire, which had been abolished for local government purposes in 1975, but the modern council area only covers the central part of the historic county. The eastern part of the pre-1975 county is covered by the East Renfrewshire council area, and the western part by the Inverclyde council area.