River Gryfe
The River Gryfe is a river and tributary of the Black Cart Water, running through the County of Renfrew in the west of Scotland. It gives its name to the surrounding Gryffe Valley, also known as Strathgryfe.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Inverclyde and Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK, tributary of the Black Cart Water
- Also known as: “Abhainn Griobhaidh”, “Griobhaidh”, and “Gryfe Water”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glasgow Airport and St Mirren Park.
Glasgow Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Jim Smillie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glasgow Airport, also known as Glasgow International Airport, and formerly Abbotsinch Airport, is an international airport located in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, 8.6 nautical miles west of Glasgow city centre.
St Mirren Park
Stadium
Photo: Thomas Nugent, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mirren Park, also known as The SMISA Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Paisley, Scotland. It is the home of St Mirren F.C. The stadium is the sixth home of the club and replaced Love Street.
Paisley St James railway station
Railway station
Paisley St James railway station is on the Inverclyde Line, serving one of the residential districts of the town of Paisley, Renfrewshire, just west of the town centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linwood and Inchinnan.
Linwood
Town
Photo: Chris Court, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Linwood is a town in Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland, 14 miles west of Glasgow. It is about 1+1⁄2 miles northeast of Johnstone and west of Paisley close to the Black Cart Water and the A737 road. Linwood is situated 1½ miles southwest of River Gryfe.
Inchinnan
Village
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inchinnan is a small village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. The village is located on the main A8 road between Renfrew and Greenock, just south east of the town of Erskine. Inchinnan is situated 2 miles northeast of River Gryfe.
Elderslie
Town
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elderslie is a village in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in west central Scotland. It chiefly serves as a commuter village, situated midway between the towns of Paisley and Johnstone, and lies 11 miles west of Glasgow city centre. Elderslie is situated 2 miles south of River Gryfe.
River Gryfe
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“River Gryfe” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Abhainn Griobhaidh”
- Catalan: “Gryfe”
- Cebuano: “River Gryfe”
- Irish: “Abhainn Griobhaidh”
- Irish: “Griobhaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Griobhaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Griobhaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “River Gryfe”
- Swedish: “River Gryfe”
- Welsh: “Afon Gryfe”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moss Road and Glasgow.
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