Renfrew

Renfrew (Gaelic: Rinn Friu ) is a town in the Scottish unitary authority Renfrewshire and capital of the same Parish.

Geography

Renfrew is located on the northeast edge of Renfrewshire between the cities of Glasgow and Paisley in the east to the southwest. The Clyde Renfrew limited to the north, the White Cart Water or after the confluence of the Black Cart Waters of the Cart form the western boundary.

History

In the course of the 12th century Renfrew was raised (as Reinfru ) in the status of a Burgh. Renfrew was already secured at this time, and had a castle. The lands managed Fitzallan Walter, the first High Stewart of Scotland and follower of the Scottish king Malcolm IV around the year 1164 Somerled sailed with his followers down the Clyde to attack the troops FitzAllans at Renfrew. The royalist troops won the Battle of Renfrew, fell in Somerled. By Robert III. Renfrew was set in 1396, was created a Royal Burgh and was center of the region. Of the fortifications and churches that time fragments survive today only.

As of 1404 the title Baron Renfrew was awarded. In 1614 Renfrew is described as the most important port on the Clyde. In the following centuries the development of Renfrew lagged behind those of the surrounding towns and Paisley and Glasgow won in relation increasingly important. In the 19th century industrial enterprises settled in Renfrew. Among shipyards and metal manufacturing or processing operations. The Hillington Industrial Estate in the southeast of the city was the first designated industrial area in Scotland.

In the census in 1841 lived 2013 people in Renfrew. Within 30 years, the population doubled to 4163rd Since 1951 the population rose only slowly from 17 091 to 20 251 last in 2001.

Traffic

By M8 Renfrew is directly connected to the road network. The A8 carries on her leg between Glasgow and Greenock directly through the city center. The A741 runs from the ferry dock on the Clyde in the north to the town center of Paisley. The circulating for 500 years Renfrew Ferry closes in on the lying on the north bank of the Clyde Glasgow's Yoker, making it the oldest still operating ferry in Scotland.

The international airport of Glasgow is located directly west of the city between the White and Black Cart Water. Until 1966, the south of the city center Renfrew Airport was in operation. Since the 1830s, Renfrew was joined by the Paisley and Renfrew Railway with several stations on the railway network. The route was abandoned in the meantime and the nearest railway station is now in Glasgow's Hillington.

Attractions

In Renfrew are a total of five buildings from the highest Scottish monument category to find A. Among these, the swing bridge of Renfrew, the White Cart Bridge and Inchinnan Bridge three road bridges, also together form a monument ensemble of category A. And situated in the city center of Renfrew Town Hall dates from the 1870s. It is decorated in Victorian style. The neo-Gothic Renfrew Old Parish Church itself is only listed in the monument category B. However, it is home to two statues that are sorted into the category A.

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