Renfrewshire

/ -ʃə; ˈrɛnfruːʃɪə /

noun

1. a council area of W central Scotland, on the River Clyde W of Glasgow: corresponds to part of the historical county of Renfrewshire; part of Strathclyde region from 1975 to 1996: agricultural and residential, with clothing and manufacturing industries in Paisley. Administrative centre: Paisley. Pop: 170 980 (2003 est). Area: 261 sq km (101 sq miles)
2. a former county of W central Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; now covered by the council areas of Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, and Inverclyde

Example Sentences

In its latest phase, sanctioned by search warrants granted by sheriffs, simultaneous raids were carried across four police divisions - Greater Glasgow, Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and East Renfrewshire.

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Born in Renfrewshire in 1844, he was the eldest of James and Margaret's five children.

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"She liked really nice expensive clothes," Angela, of Erskine, Renfrewshire, said of her former friend.

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“You were in bed with Paul Mescal, weren’t you Charlotte?” says Denise, from Renfrewshire.

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Then first minister Humza Yousaf was widely praised after he embraced Mr Cowan's grieving mother during a visit to Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue in East Renfrewshire a few days after his death.

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