Howwood

Howwood
Howwood is located in Renfrewshire
Howwood
Howwood
Location within Renfrewshire
Population1,600 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNS397602
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townJOHNSTONE
Postcode districtPA9
Dialling code01505
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FireScottish
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55°48′32″N 4°33′29″W / 55.809°N 4.558°W / 55.809; -4.558

Howwood (Scots: The Howewuid,[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.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "The Online Scots Dictionary". Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. ^ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic – NewsNetScotland Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine