Renton (West Dunbartonshire)

Renton is a small town in the Scottish unitary authority in West Dunbartonshire. It leads directly to the south of Alexandria, and is located about three kilometers north of Dumbarton on the west bank of the Leven.

History

Renton is a relatively young community. Although settled already in 1715 the first textile factory in the area, which actually town was, however, only as a planned community from in 1782. Driving force was the family Smollett ( Tobias Smollett see also ) that lived in the area. The place was after Smollett's daughter, a born Renton of Lammerton named. The city developed until its demise with the textile industry. In 2001, 2138 people lived in Renton.

Traffic

The A82, which connects Glasgow and Fort William with Inverness, Renton is tangent to the west and includes the city on to the road network. Mid-19th century Renton got its own railway station, which was served on the Caledonian and Dunbartonshire Junction Railway North British Railway between bowling and Balloch. Today there keep the trains of the North Clyde Line, which go over Glasgow partly to Edinburgh. The nearest airport is around 15 km away, Glasgow Airport.

Attractions

In Renton, there are three monuments of the highest Scottish monument category A. Dating from 1774 Smollett Monument stands on the grounds of the local primary school. It was built in memory of the writer Tobias Smollett. The neo-Gothic Millburn Church is now only preserved as a ruin. For a long time it was believed that it was built to a design by architect John Thomas Rochead. Today, the church writes George Meikle Kemp rather to. Middle of the 19th century, James Aitken, the owner of the distillery Rosebank in Camelon, build the country villa Dalmoak House southwest of Renton.

Twelve other monuments in Renton are sorted into the categories B and C ( S). See also List of Listed Buildings in Renton.