Kilbarchan

Kilbarchan (/kɪlˈbɑːrxən/; Scottish Gaelic: Cill Bhearchain) is a village and civil parish in central Renfrewshire, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is almost contiguous with Johnstone, about 5 miles or 8 km west of the centre of Paisley. The village's name means "cell (chapel) of St. Barchan". It is known for its former weaving industry.

Kilbarchan Scottish Gaelic: Cill Bhearchain
Kilbarchan Location within Renfrewshire
Population	3,300 (2020)[1]
OS grid reference	NS401633
Council area	Renfrewshire
Lieutenancy area	Renfrewshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Johnstone
Postcode district	PA10
Dialling code	01505
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Scottish Parliament	Renfrewshire South
List of places UK Scotland 55.8362°N 4.5537°W / 55.8362; -4.5537

History

The Steeple (1755) – a statue of Habbie Simpson is visible.

Kilbarchan was the birthplace of Mary Barbour, who led Glasgow's rent strike of 1915 and later became Glasgow Corporation's first woman councillor.

Kilbarchan was used as a location for the BBC TV show Dr. Finlay's Casebook in the 1960s.

Kilbarchan

Transport

Kilbarchan railway station opened on 1 June 1905, and closed to passengers on 27 June 1966.

Notable people

• Mary Nicol Neill Armour (1902–2000), artist^[2]
• Mary Barbour, political activist, was born here
• Campbell Douglas, architect, was born and raised here
• Maud Galt (c. 1620 – c. 1670), lesbian accused of witchcraft, lived here with her husband.
• Prof Thomas Gibson FRSE, professor of plastic surgery and bioengineering, born here^[3]
• Agnes Lyle, a ballad singer, lived here in 1825.^[4]
• Hugh McIver, recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Stirling (1654–1727), Principal of Glasgow University and Moderator of the General Assembly in 1707