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Houston.-- vil., Houston and Killellan par., Renfrewshire, on Houston Burn, 6 miles NW. of Paisley, pop. 553; P.O.; has 2 ry. stations (Houston, on the Caledonian Ry., 3¼ miles E., and Houston or Crosslee, on the Glasgow and South-Western Ry., 1¾ mile SE.); in the vicinity, 2 miles NE. of Bridge of Weir sta., is Houston House, seat. The ruins of the old castle of the Houstons were used to build the present village in 1780.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Houston and Killellan ScoP Houston Burgh Renfrewshire ScoCnty |
Place: | Houston |
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