Paisley in Scotland
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Charleston, Paisley

Charleston is a district in the burgh of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland. Once a village distinct from Paisley, Charleston has become absorbed as Paisley has expanded, in particular by housing developments in Lochfield and Glenburn. Until the 1990s, Charleston was a mixed area of housing, industry and people were involved in stripping . However, the closure of several factories and the development of their sites for modern housing, has significantly changed the character of the area.

Located at 55.8328, -4.41667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Areas in Paisley

Paisley Abbey

Paisley Abbey is a former Cluniac monastery, and current Church of Scotland parish kirk, located on the east bank of the White Cart Water in the centre of the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, in west central Scotland.

Located at 55.845, -4.42056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Listed monasteries in Scotland, Cluniac monasteries in Scotland, Church of Scotland churches in Scotland, Churches in Renfrewshire, Listed churches in Scotland, Religion in Paisley, Category A listed buildings in Renfrewshire

Roman Catholic Diocese of Paisley

The Diocese of Paisley is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in Scotland. Erected on 25 May 1947 from the Archdiocese of Glasgow the diocese covers the historic county of Renfrewshire and is 580 km in area making it the smallest diocese by area in Scotland. In 2004 the Catholic population of the diocese was 79,400 out of a total population of 342,000 (23.2%). The diocese comprises 36 parishes served by 74 priests (2004 figures).

Located at 55.847, -4.416 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Religion in Paisley, Roman Catholic dioceses in Scotland, Religious organizations established in 1947, Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century

Russell Institute

The Russell Institute is a building in Paisley, Scotland. It was donated by Miss Agnes Russell to the Burgh of Paisley on 19 March 1927. The building was built as a memorial to her two brothers Thomas Russell and Robert Russell, who had died in 1913 and 1920 respectively. The building was completed during 1926/1927. it is protected as a category A listed building.

Located at 55.8439, -4.42278 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Paisley, Category A listed buildings in Renfrewshire

Paisley Gilmour Street rail accident

The Paisley Gilmour Street rail accident occurred on 16 April 1979 at 19:50. The 19:40 Inverclyde Line service from Glasgow Central to Wemyss Bay, operated by two Class 303 trains, crossed from the Down Fast Line to the Down Gourock Line under clear signals at Wallneuk Junction immediately to the east of Paisley Gilmour Street railway station.

Located at 55.847, -4.425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Railway accidents in Scotland, Railway accidents in 1979, Transport in Paisley, 1979 in Scotland, History of Renfrewshire

Castlehead

Castlehead is a district of Paisley in Scotland. It is a heavily wooded area of Victorian villas where many of Paisley’s most influential industrialists and professionals made their homes as a nineteenth-century industrial boom town became overcrowded.

Located at 55.8381, -4.43306 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Paisley, Areas in Paisley, Victorian era

Coats Observatory

Coats Observatory is one of four public observatories operating in the UK, all of which are sited in Scotland. Coats Observatory is located in Oakshaw Street West, Paisley and was designed by Glasgow architect John Honeyman, with funding coming from local thread manufacturer Thomas Coats. The observatory was operated by the Paisley Philosophical Institution, which had been founded on 8 October 1808.

Located at 55.8456, -4.43117 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Infrastructure completed in 1883, Astronomical observatories in Scotland, Public observatories, Paisley, Category A listed buildings in Renfrewshire

St Mirin's Academy

St Mirin's Academy was a Roman Catholic senior secondary school for boys founded in 1922 in Paisley, Scotland and dedicated to St Mirin, the patron saint of the town and of the Diocese of Paisley. The original buildings were in East Buchanan Street next to St Mirin's Church. In 1933 the school relocated to new buildings in Renfrew Road.

Located at 55.848, -4.417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Defunct secondary schools in Renfrewshire, Defunct Roman Catholic secondary schools in Scotland, Educational institutions established in 1922, Educational institutions disestablished in 1976, 1922 establishments in Scotland, 1976 disestablishments in Scotland, Defunct boys' schools in Scotland

Royal Alexandra Hospital (Paisley)

The Royal Alexandra Hospital is the main hospital in Paisley serving a large catchment area as much as 200 000 from Renfrewshire, stretching all the way to Oban and Argyll The hospital is owned and run by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, previously NHS Argyll & Clyde. The hospital was officially opened by Princess Alexandra in May 1988.

Located at 55.835, -4.438 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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NHS hospitals, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Hospitals in Renfrewshire

Castlehead High School

Castlehead High School is a state secondary school in the district Castlehead; town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, in the west of Scotland. In 1989 John Neilson High School (founded as the John Neilson Institution in 1852) merged into Castlehead High School.

Located at 55.8393, -4.43316 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Secondary schools in Renfrewshire, Educational institutions established in 1972

Glen Cinema Disaster

The Glen Cinema Disaster was a fire in a cinema in Paisley, Scotland on 31 December 1929 which killed 69 children and injured 40; the final death toll was 71. It is considered one of Scotland's worst human disasters.

Located at 55.846, -4.423 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Fires in Scotland, Theatre fires, 1929 fires, 1929 in Scotland, History of Renfrewshire

Laigh Kirk, Paisley

The Laigh Kirk, Paisley was a congregation of the Church of Scotland and the original Burgh church of Paisley.

Located at 55.841, -4.425 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1738, Church of Scotland churches in Scotland, Paisley, Churches in Renfrewshire, 1738 establishments in Great Britain, 1730s establishments in Scotland, Scottish Poor Laws