Johnstone (Scotland)

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Johnstone
Scottish Gaelic Baile Eòin
View from the northwest
View from the northwest
Coordinates 55 ° 50 ′  N , 4 ° 30 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 50 ′  N , 4 ° 30 ′  W
Johnstone (Scotland)
Johnstone
Johnstone
Residents 16,625 2011 census
administration
Post town JOHNSTONE
ZIP code section PA5
prefix 01505
Part of the country Scotland
Council area Renfrewshire
British Parliament Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Scottish Parliament Renfrewshire South

Johnstone ( Gaelic : Baile Eòin ) is a town in the Scottish council area of Renfrewshire . It is about five kilometers west of Paisley and 25 kilometers north of Kilmarnock on the south bank of Black Cart Water . With the Johnstone Mill , a monument from the highest Scottish monument category A is located in Johnstone.

history

The city developed with the textile industry in the late 18th century. The Old End Cotton Mill , built in 1782, was the largest of its kind in Scotland at the time. Large parts of the city were designed as a planned settlement for the numerous textile mills. In 1841 there were already 16 textile mills in Johnstone. In 1811 the Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan Canal reached Johnstone. Until its closure in 1885, Johnstone remained the canal's terminus. Later other industries settled in Johnstone, including from the sectors of mechanical engineering, metal processing, chemicals and paper. Coal was also mined in Johnstone.

At the 1811 census, there were 3,647 people in Johnstone. Within 60 years, the population had more than doubled to 7,538. By 1971 it rose gradually to 22,617. Since then, the population has decreased to 16,625 in 2011.

traffic

The A737 at Johnstone

By Paisley by Irvine leading A737 Johnstone is directly connected to the road network. Since 1840 Johnstone was connected to the railway network by various lines of the Glasgow and South Western Railway . Today the station is served by the Ayrshire Coast Line of First ScotRail . With the Glasgow Airport an international airport is located six kilometers away. Until 1966, the region was served by Renfrew Airport .

Individual evidence

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

Web links

Commons : Johnstone  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files