Bishopton (Baile an Easbaig in Scottish Gaelic) is a large village in Renfrewshire, Scotland, a few miles west of Erskine.
Bishopton sits a couple of miles from the southern end of the Erskine Bridge, which spans the River Clyde between Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire. Part way along the B815 road is a computer factory; which was built in the late 1980s by Compaq Computers. Compaq merged with Hewlett-Packard in 2002. However, this factory is...
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Bishopton (Baile an Easbaig in Scottish Gaelic) is a large village in Renfrewshire, Scotland, a few miles west of Erskine.
Bishopton sits a couple of miles from the southern end of the Erskine Bridge, which spans the River Clyde between Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire. Part way along the B815 road is a computer factory; which was built in the late 1980s by Compaq Computers. Compaq merged with Hewlett-Packard in 2002. However, this factory is considered to be a part of larger town Erskine. A chain ferry transported vehicles across the River Clyde before the bridge was built. The former Ferry Master's house still survives on the south side of the Clyde.
Bishopton is served by the, double track, electrified, Inverclyde railway line, (former Caledonian Railway), Gourock and Wemyss Bay branches; with frequent train services in both directions. The ROF Bishopton railway sidings joined the railway line just west of Bishopton railway station; but they have been closed for some years.
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