Ranfurly, Renfrewshire
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Ranfurly (Scottish Gaelic: Rann Feòirling) is a small settlement on the southern edge of the village of Bridge of Weir, which lies within the Gryffe Valley in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in the West-Central Lowlands of Scotland.
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Ranfurly
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Castle Terrace, the former Ranfurly Hotel, from the Churchyard | |
Location within Renfrewshire | |
OS grid reference | NS391647 |
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Council area | |
Lieutenancy area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BRIDGE OF WEIR |
Postcode district | PA11 |
Dialling code | 01505 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament | |
55.849°N 4.585°W / 55.849; -4.585 |
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Ranfurly derives its name from the 15th century Ranfurly Castle situated there. The area became a dormitory settlement of residential housing in the Victorian Era. Today Ranfurly is a conservation area.[1]