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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Elderslie, an estate, with a mansion, in Renfrew parish, Renfrewshire, named after Elderslie in Abbey parish. The mansion, on the left bank of the Clyde, ½ mile E of Renfrew town, was built in 1777-82, and enlarged and improved at subsequent periods. Engirt by a fine park, it presents a handsome frontage to the Clyde, and contains a number of interesting relics associated with the name of Sir William Wallace, and brought from Elderslie village. It owner, Alexander Archibald Speirs, Esq. (b. and suc. 1869), holds 11, 259 acres in the shire, valued at £14,954 per annum.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "an estate, with a mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "land parcels") |
| Administrative units: | Abbey ScoP Renfrewshire ScoCnty |
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