Linwood, Renfrewshire

Linwood
Town
Linwood from above Black Cart Water
Linwood is located in Renfrewshire
Linwood
Linwood
Location within Renfrewshire
Population8,450 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNS435645
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPAISLEY
Postcode districtPA3
Dialling code01505
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°50′49″N 4°30′07″W / 55.847°N 4.502°W / 55.847; -4.502

Linwood (Scots: Linwuid) is a town in Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland, 14 miles (23 kilometres) west of Glasgow. It is about 1+12 miles (2.5 kilometres) northeast of Johnstone and west of Paisley close to the Black Cart Water and the A737 road.[2]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ Mort, Frederick (1912). Renfrewshire. Cambridge University Press. p. 61. Retrieved 12 November 2017.