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Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 16 - Parish of Lochwinnoch, OS1/26/16

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[St Winnoc's Church]
"The chapel or church dedicated to Saint
Winnoc, the abbot, whose festival is on 6th Nov. was
Situated, along with its kirk-town, on the west side of the
lake, to which it gave its name."
Origines Parochiales Scotiae. p-92.

On the north western side of this lake (Lochwinnoch) there
was founded, in early times, a chapel, which was dedi.cated
to St. Winnoc. From the tutelar saint, the adjacent
lake was called, Lochwinnoch; and the church, the village,
and the parish, obtained, from the lake, the name of
Lochwinnoch." Chalmers' Caledonia p. 847

Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county, OS Name Books - Renfrew county - Volume 16 - Parish of Lochwinnoch, OS1/26/16

This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Lochwinnoch.

Ordnance Survey - Renfrew county

Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Renfrew, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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