Lochwinnoch
Lochwinnoch is a village in the council area and also historical county of Renfrewshire in the west main Lowlands of Scotland. Resting on the financial institutions of Castle Semple Loch and the River Calder, Lochwinnoch is primarily a residential dorm town offering close-by city centres such as Glasgow as well as Paisley. Its population in 2001 was 2628. The Town likewise offers its name to a civil parish of some 50 sq mi (130 km2) of the surrounding countryside, including the close-by village of Howwood. The parish boundaries seven others: Beith, Kilbarchan, Kilbirnie, Kilmacolm, Largs, Neilston as well as Paisley. Today, Lochwinnoch mainly serves as a household town, along with a satellite to the significant city of Glasgow. In 1972, a number of buildings in the town were brought within a newly defined Lochwinnoch Conservation Area as a location of unique architectural importance for preparation as well as environment purposes provided by the regional authority. Lochwinnoch Primary School, the only school in the town, celebrated its centenary in 2005. In 2003 it was the centre of a remarkable unusual big cat sighting scare. Youngsters were maintained inside throughout break times, as well as a police helicopter was generated to look for the pet.
