Finding a hotel in Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire covers an area of 261 sq Km and has a population of around 173,000. It borders onto North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire. City of Glasgow, Inverclyde and West Dunbartonshire. The administrative centre is Renfrew.

Geography

A largely urban region of west Central Scotland, lying to the south of the River Clyde between Glasgow and Inverclyde.

Industry

Well connected by air, road and sea, Renfrewshire combines high quality residential areas with high-tech manufacturing, contact centres and innovative E-businesses. It's also home to some of the largest development sites in Europe, as well as Scotland's premier centre for technology businesses - Hillington Park Innovation Centre.

History

It is centred on Paisley, which has a university and an abbey founded in the 12th century by the High Steward of Scotland, a title that eventually gave its name to the Stuart dynasty of Scottish monarchs. The 1975-96 district of Renfrew covered a slightly larger area, and included the towns of Barrhead, Neilston and Uplawmoor, which, following the abolition of Strathclyde Region in 1996, were transferred into the new East Renfrewshire authority. The traditional county of Renfrewshire covers a much larger region, including areas today administered as Inverclyde and East Renfrewshire. Historic Renfrewshire also includes several areas annexed to and subsequently enveloped by neighbouring Glasgow in the 1920s. Renfrewshire is retained as a Lieutenancy Area.

Places of interest

Castle Semple, Erskine Bridge, Muirshiel & Paisley Abbey.