Kilbarchan
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Kilbarchan Scottish Gaelic Cill Bhearchain |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 50 ′ N , 4 ° 33 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 3574 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | JOHNSTONE | ||
| ZIP code section | PA10 | ||
| prefix | 01505 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Renfrewshire | ||
| British Parliament | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Renfrewshire South | ||
Kilbarchan ( Gaelic : Cill Bhearchain ) is a village in the Scottish Council Area Renfrewshire and the capital of the Parish of the same name . It is located in the center of Renfrewshire around 17 km west of Glasgow and southeast of Greenock on the north bank of Black Cart Water .
history
The settlement of today's Kilbarchan can be traced back to the Stone and Bronze Ages . A prominent boulder could have formed a center for Druid rituals. The village grew with the construction of St Catherine Church in 1725. From the construction of Kilbarchan Steeple in the mid-18th century, the village grew rapidly. The weaving trade in Kilbarchan played a prominent role for over 200 years. Around 900 handlooms were in operation there by the middle of the 19th century. With the automation of the craft, hand-weaving increasingly lost its importance. Around 1900 the activities in this branch of trade in Kilbarchan almost completely ended. Weaver's Cottage , which is listed in the highest Scottish monument category A, is now a museum.
At the census of 1831 there were 2,333 people in Kilbarchan. The population rose to 2,905 by 1951, then fell slightly, reaching its peak in 1991 at 3,846. In 2011, 3574 people lived in Kilbarchan.
traffic
Kilbarchan is between the two highways A737 and A761 . In June 1905, the village received its own station on the Dalry and North Johnstone Line of the Glasgow and South Western Railway , but it was closed in 1966. Glasgow International Airport is around eight kilometers to the northeast. Renfrew Airport , located south of Renfrew , was in operation until 1966 .
Individual evidence
- ^ List of Gaelic expressions
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Information from the government of Renfrewshire ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ 2011 census
- ↑ RVJ Butt: The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, stop, platform and stopping place, past and present , 1st Edition, 1995, p 131. ISBN 1-852-60508-1
- ^ I. Hutchison: The Story of Loganair: Scotland's Airline - the First 25 Years , 1987, p. 68. ISBN 0-906-43714-8
