Kilbarchan

Kilbarchan
Scottish Gaelic: *Cill Bhearchain*
Kilbarchan Scottish Gaelic: Cill Bhearchain;
	Kilbarchan Location within Renfrewshire
Population	3,300 (2022)
OS grid reference	NS401633
Council area	Renfrewshire;
Lieutenancy area	Renfrewshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Johnstone
Postcode district	PA10
Dialling code	01505
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Paisley and Renfrewshire South;
Scottish Parliament	Renfrewshire South;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°50′10″N 4°33′13″W / 55.8362°N 4.5537°W

Kilbarchan (/kɪlˈbɑːrxən/; Scottish Gaelic: Cill Bhearchain) is a village and civil parish in central Renfrewshire, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is almost contiguous with Johnstone, about 5 miles or 8 km west of the centre of Paisley. The village's name means "cell (chapel) of St. Barchan". It is known for its former weaving industry.

History

Kilbarchan was the birthplace of Mary Barbour, who led Glasgow's rent strike of 1915 and later became Glasgow Corporation's first woman councillor.

Kilbarchan was used as a location for the BBC TV show Dr. Finlay's Casebook in the 1960s.

Transport

Kilbarchan railway station opened on 1 June 1905, and closed to passengers on 27 June 1966.

Notable people

Mary Nicol Neill Armour (1902–2000), artist^[2]
Mary Barbour, political activist, was born here
Campbell Douglas, architect, was born and raised here
Maud Galt (c. 1620 – c. 1670), lesbian accused of witchcraft, lived here with her husband.
Prof Thomas Gibson FRSE, professor of plastic surgery and bioengineering, born here^[3]
Agnes Lyle, a ballad singer, lived here in 1825.^[4]
Hugh McIver, recipient of the Victoria Cross
John Stirling (1654–1727), Principal of Glasgow University and Moderator of the General Assembly in 1707

References

^ "Population estimates for settlements and localities in Scotland: mid-2020". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/armour-mary-nicol-neill-1902-2000 ^{[bare URL]}
^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
^ "Lyle [Lile], Agnes (fl. 1825), ballad singer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/68265. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 8 December 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

External links

"Kilbarchan community website". Archived from the original on 29 April 2004.
"Kilbarchan past and present".

[1] "Population estimates for settlements and localities in Scotland: mid-2020". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[2] ttps://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/armour-mary-nicol-neill-1902-2000 ^{[bare URL]}

[3] Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

[4] "Lyle [Lile], Agnes (fl. 1825), ballad singer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/68265. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 8 December 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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v t e Settlements in Renfrewshire
Towns	Paisley Renfrew Johnstone Erskine Linwood
Villages	Bishopton Bridge of Weir Brookfield Crosslee Elderslie Houston Howwood Inchinnan Kilbarchan Langbank Lochwinnoch
Areas of Paisley	Abbotsinch Castlehead Charleston Dykebar Ferguslie Park Foxbar Gallowhill Glenburn Hawkhead Inkerman Ralston
See also List of places in Renfrewshire

Authority control databases
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National	United States Israel
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