Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire Siorrachd Rinn Friù
Administrative headquarters	Paisley
surface	261 km² (24.)
Population (2012)	174,310 (10.)
ISO 3166-2	GB-RFW
ONS code	00RC
Website	www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
Renfrewshire (traditional)

Renfrewshire ( Gaelic Siorrachd Rinn Friù ) is one of 32  Council Areas in Scotland . It borders North Ayrshire , East Renfrewshire , Glasgow , Inverclyde and West Dunbartonshire .

The Renfrew District, which existed from 1975 to 1996, was a little larger than today's Renfrewshire District and also included the towns of Barrhead , Neilston and Uplawmoor , which are now part of East Renfrewshire.

The traditional county of Renfrewshire was significantly larger, encompassing what is now Inverclyde and East Renfrewshire. During the 1920s, some localities in traditional Renfrewshire were incorporated into Glasgow . Renfrewshire within the traditional boundaries is still one of the Lieutenancy Areas of Scotland today .

places

Bishopton Bridge of Weir Brookfield Craigends Crosslee Elderslie Erskine Houston Howwood

Inchinnan Johnstone Kilbarchan Linwood Lochwinnoch Paisley Ralston Ranfurly Renfrew

Attractions

• Braehead
• Castle Semple Loch
• Arbroath Abbey
• Erskine Bridge
• Muirshiel Country Park
• Paisley Abbey
• see also: List of Category A structures in Renfrewshire

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mid-2012 Population ( Memento from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.2 MB)

Web links

Commons : Renfrewshire  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files