Inchinnan, United Kingdom
Inchinnan is a town of 1,910 people in Scotland, United Kingdom.
Why visit Inchinnan
Townapedia lists 15 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 6 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Abbey Bridge, Bridge Street, Paisley, Erskine Bridge, HMS Repulse and Titan Crane.
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About Inchinnan
Inchinnan (; Scottish Gaelic: Innis Fhionghain) is a small village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The village is located on the main A8 road between Renfrew and Greenock, just south east of the town of Erskine.
From the Wikipedia article Inchinnan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do4
Abbey Bridge, Bridge Street, Paisley
Bridge · 3.3 mi
Bridge in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK, carries a minor road across White Cart Water
Erskine Bridge
Bridge · 2.3 mi
Bridge in Renfrewshire/West Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Museums and landmarks15
HMS Repulse
Monument and historic site · 1.4 mi
1916 Renown-class battlecruiser
Blantyre Monument
Monument and historic site · 2.9 mi
Monument in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Clydebank Museum
Museum · 1.4 mi
Maritime museum in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Paisley Museum
Museum · 3.1 mi
Museum in Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Paisley War Memorial
Monument and historic site · 3.1 mi
War memorial in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
International Asbestos Memorial
Monument and historic site · 1.5 mi
12 Alexander Street, Clydebank
3 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Fountain Gardens, Paisley
Park · 2.8 mi
Park in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Restaurants and cafes6
History
The name of Inchinnan village is derived from the Gaelic word 'Innis', which means an island or low-lying land near a river or stream. The other part of the name is taken from Saint Inan, a 9th-century confessor at Irvine.
An ornamental cast iron enclosure near the ford protects "St Conval's Chariot" which is supposedly the stone that brought Saint Conval from Ireland to Inchinnan around 590, and a 12th-century church dedicated to Saint Conval was given to the Knights Templar by David I of Scotland. Another church called 'Hallows Church' replaced it in 1900. The newer church was then replaced by part of the airfield at Abbotsinch. The latest church (Inchinnan Parish) is in the centre of the village. It contains burial stones possibly dating back to around the 9th century. In the same enclosure as St Conval's Chariot, "Argyll's Stone" was supposedly where the 9th Earl of Argyll rested when he was captured in 1685, before he was executed in Edinburgh on the Maiden.
The confluence of the rivers Black Cart and White Cart is situated near Inchinnan. Travelers crossed by a ford and later by ferry. A stone bridge was built to cross the Black Cart and a bascule bridge crosses the White Cart.
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In the 1700s there were quarries within the village. The quarries produced high quality freestone right up until the 1900s. In 1809–1812 stone from the quarries built the nearby Black and White Cart bridges.
William Gilmour, farmer of Town of Inchinnan Farm, was the husband of Charlotte Gilmour who stood trial for his murder by arsenical poisoning in 1843.
From the History section of Inchinnan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Geography
Inchinnan is situated in the north east of Renfrewshire. It lies to the south of the River Clyde and close to where the River Gryffe meets the River Cart. The village borders a number of nearby settlements, some separated by a rural hinterland.
Education
Inchinnan Primary school is the only school within the village. It is a non-denominational state school. For secondary education the village falls within the catchment area of Park Mains High School in Erskine. For Roman Catholic denomination education, the nearest primary school is St Anne's in Erskine and Trinity High School in Renfrew is the nearest secondary school. Inchinnan Community Nursery provides pre-school education within the village.
From the Wikipedia article Inchinnan, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notable people from Inchinnan
- Ed MurphyAmerican soccer player (1930–2005)
- Douglas DunnScottish poet (b. 1942)
- Derek BoswellJersey lawn bowler
Born in Inchinnan, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship13
Drumchapel Old Parish Church, 143-153 Garscadden Road, Glasgow
Church · 3.1 mi
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Healthcare1
Map of Inchinnan
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Getting there and nearby towns
Glasgow Airport (GLA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 1 miles away.
- Erskine 1 mi northwest, about 1 min by car
- Clydebank 1 mi northeast, about 2 min by car
- Renfrew 2 mi southeast, about 3 min by car
- Old Kilpatrick 2 mi north, about 4 min by car
- Paisley 4 mi south, about 6 min by car
- Bearsden 4 mi northeast, about 7 min by car
- Johnstone 5 mi southwest, about 8 min by car
- Milngavie 6 mi northeast, about 9 min by car
- Dumbarton 6 mi northwest, about 10 min by car
- Glasgow 7 mi east, about 12 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 01769 Former Park Church of Scotland, Inchinnan 002, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 01769 Former Park Church of Scotland, Inchinnan 001, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 01769 Former Park Church of Scotland, Inchinnan 003, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 01769 Former Park Church of Scotland, Inchinnan 007, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 01769 Former Park Church of Scotland, Inchinnan 004, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 01769 Former Park Church of Scotland, Inchinnan 006, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 01769 Former Park Church of Scotland, Inchinnan 008, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 01769 Former Park Church of Scotland, Inchinnan 005, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Newly Restored Bridge, Bridge Street, Paisley, Renfrewshire. - panoramio, Ian Burt, CC BY 3.0
- Erskine-bridge-south, Baaker2009 from Dumbarton, CC BY 2.0
- Renown-7, Underwood & Underwood, Public domain
- Fountain Gardens2, Paisley, Discolover18, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 06254 Morison Memorial United Reformed Church, Clydebank 001, WeeHolly, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Paisley Abbey from the south east, Colin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Matthew's Church - Paisley - Exterior - NorthEast, Colin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- PaisleyRCCathedral, JohnArmagh, Public domain
- Coats Memorial Church, Paisley 2015-08-19, Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Park Mains High School, Discolover18, CC BY-SA 3.0
- IMGP0416 White Cart Bridge v1, Ian Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Titan Crane Clydebank, Lib79, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, smsm1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, smsm1, CC BY-SA 4.0
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