Bishopton
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.jpg) Village signs west end on Greenock Road | |
  Bishopton Location within Renfrewshire | |
| Population | 7,920 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NS 43543 71226 |
| • Edinburgh | 51 mi (82 km) |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BISHOPTON |
| Postcode district | PA7 |
| Dialling code | 01505 |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
| Website | http://www.inbishopton.org.uk/ |
Bishopton (/bɪʃəptən/) (Scots: Bishoptoun; Scottish Gaelic: Baile an Easbaig)[2][3] is a village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is located around 2 miles (3 km) west of Erskine.[4] Royal Ordnance Factory Bishopton was located on the edge of the village and is now being redeveloped as private housing into a community named Dargavel.
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Andy Eagle (27 February 2003). "Leaf through the Online Scots Dictionary". Scots-online.org. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "List of railway station names". Newsnet Scotland. 18 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "OS 25 inch 1892-1949". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 26 October 2017.