Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Elderslie

Elderslie.-- quoad sacra par. and vil. with ry. sta., Abbey par., Renfrewshire -- par., pop. 2242; vil., 2 miles W. of Paisley, pop. 1141; P.O.; traditional birthplace of Sir William Wallace (1270-1305), who is often called the Knight of Elderslie.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

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Feature Description: "quoad sacra parish and village with railway station"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Renfrewshire ScoCnty
Place: Elderslie

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