Paisley

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Paisley is a large town in the west of Scotland known for its historic textile industry and as the origin of the famous paisley pattern.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf large town
town
associatedWithCompany Clark & Co.
J. & P. Coats
contains Coats Observatory
Paisley Abbey
Paisley Museum and Art Galleries
Paisley Town Hall
Thomas Coats Memorial Baptist Church
University of the West of Scotland main campus
West College Scotland campus
country United Kingdom
distanceToGlasgow approximately 7 miles
governingBody Renfrewshire Council
hasAirportNearby Glasgow Airport
hasCategory textile industry centre in Scotland
town in Renfrewshire
hasCulturalHeritage pattern design
textile design
hasDialCode 0141
hasFootballClub St Mirren F.C.
hasHistoricStatus former burgh
hasNameEtymology derived from Latin basilica via Old Welsh basaleg
hasNotableEvent Paisley Fair
hasPatternNamedAfter paisley pattern
hasPopulationRankInScotland one of the largest towns in Scotland
hasPostcodeArea PA
hasPostTown PAISLEY
hasRailwayStation Paisley Canal railway station
Paisley Gilmour Street railway station
Paisley St James railway station
hasTwinTown Casablanca
Fürth
Gladsaxe
historicalCounty Renfrewshire
historicallyKnownFor cotton industry
thread manufacturing
weaving
knownFor paisley pattern
shawl production
textile industry
locatedIn Scotland
locatedInCouncilArea Renfrewshire
locatedInRegion West of Scotland
locatedNear Glasgow
river White Cart Water
timeZone GMT
timeZoneDST BST


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