Inchinnan

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Inchinnan
Scottish Gaelic Innis Fhionghain
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Coordinates 55 ° 54 ′  N , 4 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 54 ′  N , 4 ° 27 ′  W
Inchinnan (Scotland)
Inchinnan
Inchinnan
Residents 1797 2011 census
administration
Post town RENFREW
ZIP code section PA4
prefix 0141
Part of the country Scotland
Council area Renfrewshire
British Parliament Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Scottish Parliament Renfrewshire North and West

Inchinnan ( Gaelic Innis Fhionghain ) is a village in the northeast of the Scottish Council Area Renfrewshire . It is located about twelve kilometers west of central Glasgow and 20 kilometers east of Greenock on the south bank of the Clyde . The place name is derived from the holy Inan. With the farmhouse Northbar House and the industrial building India of Inchinnan there are two monuments from the highest Scottish monument category A in Inchinnan.

history

In the Middle Ages the lands belonged to the possessions of the Templar Order . Inchinnan was dominated by agriculture until the end of the 19th century. The William Beardmore and Company began producing airships at this location towards the end of the First World War . Among other things, the R34 , with which the first transatlantic flight of an airship was made, was built there. Production in Inchinnan was finally stopped in 1922. In the late 1920s, India Tires took over the site and produced tires there until 1981. In 2004 Rolls-Royce invested around £ 85 million in a new facility for the production of aircraft engines in Inchinnan. In addition, bio and communication technology companies have settled in the village.

After the population rose from 1193 in 1951 to 2176 in 1981, it has since decreased again to 1797 in 2011.

traffic

The A726 touches Inchinnan in the west and connects the village to the Clyde crossing Erskine Bridge west of Erskine, which is important for traffic . The A8 runs directly south on its section between Glasgow and Greenock. Two kilometers to the west, the M8 and M898 pass Inchinnan. Glasgow International Airport is two kilometers south. Renfrew Airport , located south of Renfrew , was in operation until 1966 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of Gaelic expressions
  2. a b c Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  3. Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  4. Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  5. ^ Information in the Gazetteer of Scotland
  6. 2011 census
  7. ^ I. Hutchison: The Story of Loganair: Scotland's Airline - the First 25 Years , 1987, p. 68. ISBN 0-906-43714-8

Web links

Commons : Inchinnan  - collection of images, videos and audio files