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Britain By Car - A Motoring History


Created Date:

22 November 2017

Last Modified:

15 December 2023
Linwood

Linwood

Situated on the outskirts of Paisley, Linwood was for many years a small village with several mines and a cotton mill nearby.  By the 1930s, the area had fallen into economic decline, but was rejuvenated with the arrival of Pressed Steel and, later, the Rootes car plant.

Situated on the outskirts of Paisley, Linwood was for many years a small village with several mines and a cotton mill nearby.  By the 1930s, the area had fallen into economic decline, but was rejuvenated with the arrival of Pressed Steel and, later, the Rootes car plant.