Lochwinnoch
Lochwinnoch is a village in the council area and historical area of Renfrewshire in the west main Lowlands of Scotland. Resting on the financial institutions of Castle Semple Loch and also the River Calder, Lochwinnoch is primarily a household dorm village serving nearby city centres such as Glasgow and Paisley. Its population in 2001 was 2628. The Community additionally lends its name to a civil church of some 50 sq mi (130 km2) of the surrounding countryside, including the close-by town of Howwood. The church borders 7 others: Beith, Kilbarchan, Kilbirnie, Kilmacolm, Largs, Neilston and also Paisley. Today, Lochwinnoch chiefly functions as a property village, in addition to a satellite to the major city of Glasgow. In 1972, a number of structures in the town were brought within a freshly defined Lochwinnoch Conservation Area as a location of unique architectural value for preparation as well as atmosphere objectives carried out by the regional authority. Lochwinnoch Primary School, the only college in the village, commemorated its centenary in 2005. In 2003 it was the centre of a significant alien big cat sighting scare. Youngsters were kept inside throughout break times, and also a cops helicopter was brought in to look for the pet.