Hotels in Paisley
Paisley lies on either side of the White Cart Water, four miles south of where it joins the River Clyde at Renfrew. Though it takes a close look at a map to realise that Paisley hasn't quite physically merged with Glasgow, whose centre lies several miles to the north east, the town has a distinct background and heritage, and retains an equally distinct identity.
The first settlement here grew up around a church overlooking a ford across the White Cart Water. This was established by the Celtic monk St Mirin who came to what was then the Kingdom of Strathclyde from Bangor in Northern Ireland some time after AD500. St Mirin is the patron saint of Paisley and his name is kept alive today in the St Mirin chapel in Paisley Abbey, built overlooking the river not far from the original church; and in the name of Paisley's football club, St Mirren FC.
The Town Hall was funded by Clarks, the owners of the Anchor thread mill. In response, their main competitor in the production of thread in the town, Sir Peter Coats, funded the building of the equally magnificent Paisley Museum and Library in 1871. These, and many other remarkably grand buildings in Paisley, testify to the power, influence and success of the textile industry in the town.
Paisley's entrepreneurial spirit fed some rather unexpected transport projects over the centuries. One was the Glasgow, Paisley and Ardrossan canal, designed to allow shipping to reach Glasgow from the coast. Why not simply dredge the River Clyde instead? They did, but not before part of the canal from Glasgow to Paisley had already been built. In the 1820s this was the route of a fast fly boat service using very light, shallow draught boats towed at speed by horses, and taking just 45 minutes to travel between Glasgow and Paisley.
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Location: Paisley
Distance: 0.18 miles
Rating: 4*
Prices From: £68.00
Location: Paisley
Distance: 0.25 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £45.00
Location: Glasgow Airport
Distance: 0.59 miles
Rating: NOT CLASSIfIED
Prices From: £28.00
Location: Paisley
Distance: 0.98 miles
Rating: 2*
Prices From: £30.00
Location: Glasgow
Distance: 1.13 miles
Rating: NOT CLASSIfIED
Prices From: £Call for details.
Location: Glasgow Airport
Distance: 1.15 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £60.00
Location: Paisley
Distance: 1.18 miles
Rating: SELF CLASSIfIED
Prices From: £45.00
Location: Glasgow Airport
Distance: 1.37 miles
Rating: 3*
Prices From: £75.00
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