Kilbarchan
Human settlement in Scotland
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Kilbarchan (/kɪlˈbɑːrxən/; Scottish Gaelic: Cill Bhearchain) is a village and civil parish in central Renfrewshire, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is almost contiguous with Johnstone, about 5 miles or 8 km west of the centre of Paisley. The village's name means "cell (chapel) of St. Barchan". It is known for its former weaving industry.
Kilbarchan
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  Kilbarchan Location within Renfrewshire | |
| Population | 3,300 (2020)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NS401633 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Johnstone |
| Postcode district | PA10 |
| Dialling code | 01505 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
History
Kilbarchan was the birthplace of Mary Barbour, who led Glasgow's rent strike of 1915 and later became Glasgow Corporation's first woman councillor.
Kilbarchan was used as a location for the BBC TV show Dr. Finlay's Casebook in the 1960s.
Transport
Kilbarchan railway station opened on 1 June 1905, and closed to passengers on 27 June 1966.
Notable people
- Mary Nicol Neill Armour (1902–2000), artist[2]
- Mary Barbour, political activist, was born here
- Campbell Douglas, architect, was born and raised here
- Maud Galt (c. 1620 – c. 1670), lesbian accused of witchcraft, lived here with her husband.
- Prof Thomas Gibson FRSE, professor of plastic surgery and bioengineering, born here[3]
- Agnes Lyle, a ballad singer, lived here in 1825.[4]
- Hugh McIver, recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Stirling (1654–1727), Principal of Glasgow University and Moderator of the General Assembly in 1707
