Kilbarchan is a village to the west of Johnstone in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The village's name means "cell (chapel) of St. Barchan".
Kilbarchan is the home of Kilbarchan Amateur Athletics Club, and contains a Primary school, a Girl Guiding Centre, separate Scout Halls, a pipe band and three churches, Kilbarchan West and Kilbarchan East. The main annual event is the celebration of Lilias Day, on the first Saturday of June. Its biggest employer is ...
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Kilbarchan is a village to the west of Johnstone in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The village's name means "cell (chapel) of St. Barchan".
Kilbarchan is the home of Kilbarchan Amateur Athletics Club, and contains a Primary school, a Girl Guiding Centre, separate Scout Halls, a pipe band and three churches, Kilbarchan West and Kilbarchan East. The main annual event is the celebration of Lilias Day, on the first Saturday of June. Its biggest employer is Smith & McLaurin Ltd,based at the Cartside Mill. The company is a leading manufacturer and global supplier of self-adhesive labels, tickets and tags, specialty communication media and thermal VIP products. There are two village pubs, The Trust and The Glenleven. The Trust has been in establishment since 1901 and serves the Wednesday Night club on occasion. The village is now also home to an art shop, Minerve, on the site of the old post office, which has moved round the corner onto Tandlehill Road.
The village was once one of many weaving...
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