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Howwood

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"HOWWOOD or HOLLOW-WOOD, village, 3½ miles west-south-west of Johnstone, Renfrewshire. It has a post office under Paisley, a railway station, a chapel-of-ease, and a public school with about 106 scholars. Pop. 333."

[From The Gazetteer of Scotland, by Rev. John Wilson, 1882.]

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Howwood is thought to have been originally named Hollow in the Woods but evolved over time to its current name, Howwood.  For more historical information on Howwood, please see the village's home page.

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Societies

  • The Glasgow & West of Scotland FHS  covers this county.