In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Linwood like this:
Linwood, a village and a quoad sacra parish in Kilbarchan parish, Renfrewshire. The village stands on the left bank of Black Cart Water (here spanned by a one-arch bridge), 1½ mile NE of Johnstone, and 3½ miles W of Paisley, under which it has a post office, with money order, savings' bank, and telegraph departments. ...
It arose from a large cotton-mill, built in 1792, burned down in 1802, and rebuilt in 1805; was laid out on a regular plan; is inhabited chiefly by the operatives of its cotton-mill, and by workers in neighbouring mines; acquired, in 1872, a water supply by pipes from the Paisley waterworks; and has an Established church, a public school, and a Roman Catholic chapel-school., The quoad sacra parish, constituted in 1880, is in the presbytery of Paisley and the synod of Glasgow and Ayr; its minister's stipend is £220. Pop. of village (1831) 910, (1861) 1514, (1871) 1250, (1881) 1393; of quoad sacra parish (1881) 2505.—Ord. Sur., sh. 30, 1866.
Linwood through time
Linwood is now part of Renfrewshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Renfrewshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Linwood itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Linwood in Renfrewshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21514
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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