Bridge of Weir

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Bridge of Weir is a village in Renfrewshire, Scotland, known historically for its leather industry and location on the River Gryffe.

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Bridge of Weir canonical 2
Bridge of Weir (partly) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
village
country Scotland
distanceFromGlasgow approximately 14 miles west
economicHistory center of leather tanning
governingCouncilArea Renfrewshire Council
hasAmenity community centre
golf course
local shops
pubs
restaurants
hasDialCode 01505
hasIndustry Bridge of Weir Leather Company
hasOSGridReference NS385655
hasPostcodeDistrict PA11
hasPostTown Bridge of Weir self-link
hasPrimarySchool Bridge of Weir Primary School
hasRailwayHistory former station on the Greenock and Ayrshire Railway
hasRecreationalRoute National Cycle Network
surface form: Clyde to Forth cycle route

National Cycle Route 75
hasReligiousBuilding Freeland Church
St Machar’s Church
St Mary’s Episcopal Church
historicalCounty Renfrewshire NERFINISHED
knownFor leather industry
leatherIndustryUse automotive upholstery
aviation upholstery
furniture upholstery
lieutenancyArea Renfrewshire NERFINISHED
locatedEastOf Kilmacolm
locatedIn Renfrewshire NERFINISHED
Scotland
United Kingdom
locatedNear Houston, Renfrewshire
locatedOnRiver River Gryffe
locatedWestOf Johnstone
nearHills Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park
surface form: Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park area
nearWaterSupply Gryffe Reservoirs
parliamentaryConstituencyScottishParliament Renfrewshire North and West
parliamentaryConstituencyUK Paisley and Renfrewshire North
partOf Gryffe Valley
populationTrend commuter village for Glasgow
railwayLineNow part of National Cycle Route 75
region west central Scotland
timeZone GMT
timeZoneDST BST
transportLink bus services to Paisley and Glasgow
traversedBy A761 road NERFINISHED

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Renfrewshire contains Bridge of Weir
Bridge of Weir hasPostTown Bridge of Weir self-link
Inverclyde council area containsSettlement Bridge of Weir
this entity surface form: Bridge of Weir (partly)