Paisley is a town and former burgh in the west-Central Lowlands of Scotland. It is situated on the northern edge of the Gleniffer Braes, straddling the banks of the River Cart. Paisley was once reckoned to have been the site of the Roman fortification of Vanduara (or Vandogara) chronicled by Ptolemy. Whilst smaller than Scotland's major cities, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Dundee, it forms the fifth-largest settlement in the country, having a greater population than Inverness or Stirling, which both have city status. Paisley forms much of the south-western part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation.
Through its weaving fraternity, Paisley gained notoriety as being a literate and somewhat radical town, although it could be argued in a fiercely positive direction. By this time there was a real mixture of religious opinions and healthy drink-fueled debate raged at night amongst the weavers, poets, merchants, masons and others. The poet Robert Tannahill lived in this setting, working as a weaver. The weavers of Paisley were also active in the Radical War of 1820. Source : www.wikipedia.org.uk
Local Attractions :
Coats Observatory : http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ilwwcm/publishing.nsf/Content/els-jcp-CoatsObservatory
Paisley Abbey : www.paisleyabbey.org.uk/
Paisley Museum and Art Galleries : http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ilwwcm/publishing.nsf/Content/els-jcp-PaisleyMuseum
Sma' Shot Cottages : http://www.smashot.co.uk/
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