Lochwinnoch
Lochwinnoch is a village in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Resting on the banks of Castle Semple Loch as well as the River Calder, Lochwinnoch is primarily a residential dorm room village serving nearby urban centres such as Glasgow as well as Paisley. Its population in 2001 was 2628. The Community likewise provides its name to a civil church of some 50 sq mi (130 km2) of the bordering countryside, consisting of the neighboring village of Howwood. The church boundaries seven others: Beith, Kilbarchan, Kilbirnie, Kilmacolm, Largs, Neilston as well as Paisley. Today, Lochwinnoch primarily acts as a residential village, as well as a satellite to the major city of Glasgow. In 1972, a variety of structures in the village were brought within a newly specified Lochwinnoch Conservation Area as a location of unique architectural relevance for planning as well as environment functions carried out by the local authority. Lochwinnoch Primary School, the only school in the town, commemorated its centenary in 2005. In 2003 it was the centre of a noteworthy alien big cat sighting scare. Kids were maintained inside during break times, and a police helicopter was brought in to look for the pet.