Howwood

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For the village in Hertfordshire, England, see How Wood.
Howwood
Scottish Gaelic: Coille an Dail
Scots: The Howewid
Howwood is located in Renfrewshire
Howwood
Howwood
 Howwood shown within Renfrewshire
Population 1,502 [1]
OS grid reference NS401765
Council area Renfrewshire
Lieutenancy area Renfrewshire
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town JOHNSTONE
Postcode district PA9
Dialling code 01505
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Scottish Parliament Renfrewshire South
List of places
UK
Scotland

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Howwood (Scots: The Howewid ,[2] Scottish Gaelic: Coille an Dail)[3] is a village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is between Johnstone and Lochwinnoch, just off the A737 dual carriageway between the nearby town of Paisley and the Ayrshire border. It is served by Howwood railway station. Its name is listed in the late 19th century Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (see: Gazetteer for Scotland) as "Howwood or Hollow-wood",[4] demonstrating the probable origins of its name.

History

Historically part of the civil parish of Lochwinnoch, it now supports its own Community Council.[5]

The chief industry in the village was formerly bleaching and the finishing of cotton cloth and thread, particularly from the mills of Paisley and the other Renfrewshire villages. Two main bleaching works existed at Bowfield and Midtownfield, the former being the last to close in the 1960s.[6]

In the hills above Howwood lie the remains of Elliston Castle, a tower house once home to the Semple family.[6] A battle took place between Government forces and Covenanters at Muirdykes on the 18 June 1685, led by the Cochrane family of Johnstone.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Renfrewshire Community Website - Howwood
  2. ↑ The Online Scots Dictionary
  3. ↑ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland
  4. ↑ Hodges, Holburn Head, Holehouse, Holekettle or Kettle Bridge, Holl, Holland, Hollandbush, Hollows, Hollow-Wood or Howwood, Hollybush, Hollylee, Holm, Holmains, Holme or Holme Rose, Holms Water, Holybush, Holydean Castle, Holy Isle
  5. ↑ Howwood Community Council Minutes 2006
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ilwwcm/publishing.nsf/Content/Navigation-els-Howwood(OurHistoryandHeritage)Homepage
  7. ↑ http://www.howwood.com/history.php

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