Paisley, Renfrewshire
Coordinates: 55°50′48″N 4°25′25″W / 55.846627°N 4.423636°W
Paisley (Scottish Gaelic: [Pàislig] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a town near Glasgow, Scotland. It is home to the Scottish Premier League association football team, St Mirren F.C.
| Paisley | |
| Scottish Gaelic: [Pàislig ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) | |
Paisley Town Hall |
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| Population | 80,000 |
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| OS grid reference | NS485635 |
| - Edinburgh | 49 mi (79 km) E |
| - London | 347 mi (558 km) SSE |
| Council area | Renfrewshire |
| Lieutenancy area | Renfrewshire |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | PAISLEY |
| Postcode district | PA1 – PA3 |
| Dialling code | 0141 & 01505 |
| Police | Strathclyde |
| Fire | Strathclyde |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | Paisley and Renfrewshire North |
| Paisley and Renfrewshire South | |
| Scottish Parliament | Paisley North |
| Paisley South | |
| West of Scotland | |
Paisley is the largest town and fifth largest settlement in Scotland.
Paisley, Renfrewshire Media
- Coates Memorial Church, Paisley, Scotland LOC 3449508871.jpg
Thomas Coats Memorial Baptist Church, Paisley, Scotland, ca. 1890–1900.
- PaisleyMap1923.jpg
Map of Paisley in early 1900s
- Paisley mill.jpg
The Anchor Mills (1886) – a remnant of Paisley's Victorian industrial heritage.
- Brown & Polson's.JPG
Advertisement for Brown & Polson's, 1894
- Ferguslie Thread Works, Paisley, Scotland.jpg
Advertisement for the Ferguslie Thread Works in the 1867 Paris World Fair catalogue
- GlasgowAirportatnight7d.jpg
Glasgow Airport in Paisley's Abbotsinch area.
- Renfrewshire House Building, Paisley.jpg
Renfrewshire House, headquarters of Renfrewshire Council
Paisley Town Hall, which is being converted into a centre for performing arts
Paisley Abbey was the burial place of many Scottish kings of the House of Stewart during the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries
Other websites
- Official Paisley Site
- Paisley2020.org – Future-focused website keeping you up-to-date with developments Archived 2018-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ComeToPaisley.com - Paisley's Tourism Website Archived 2022-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Paisley Mansions web page
- Paisley website focusing on old and up to date photographs of the town Archived 2015-10-18 at the Wayback Machine