Lochwinnoch
Lochwinnoch is a village in the council location and also historical area of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Pushing the banks of Castle Semple Loch and also the River Calder, Lochwinnoch is primarily a residential dormitory village offering neighboring metropolitan centres such as Glasgow as well as Paisley. Its population in 2001 was 2628. The Town additionally lends its name to a civil parish of some 50 sq mi (130 km2) of the bordering countryside, consisting of the nearby village of Howwood. The church boundaries 7 others: Beith, Kilbarchan, Kilbirnie, Kilmacolm, Largs, Neilston and Paisley. Today, Lochwinnoch primarily acts as a residential village, as well as a satellite to the major city of Glasgow. In 1972, a number of buildings in the town were brought within a recently defined Lochwinnoch Conservation Area as a location of special architectural value for planning and also atmosphere objectives provided by the regional authority. Lochwinnoch Primary School, the only institution in the village, celebrated its centenary in 2005. In 2003 it was the centre of a significant alien big cat sighting scare. Kids were maintained inside during break times, as well as a police helicopter was generated to search for the animal.