Erskine

Erskine is a town in the council area of , and historic county of the same name, situated in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on the southern bank of the , providing the lowest crossing to the north bank of the river at the , connecting the town to in .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Town with 15,300 residents
  • Description: town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Erskine, Renfrewshire” and “Erskine, Scotland”
  • Postal code: PA8

Places of Interest

Highlights include Park Mains High School and Dalmuir railway station.

School
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is a secondary school in Erskine, . It is one of the biggest schools in . As well as taking in students from the town it also enrolls them from the surrounding areas of , , and .

Railway station
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is a railway station serving the area of , , . It is a large, five-platform interchange between the Argyle Line, North Clyde Line and West Highland Line, between and and .

Hospital
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The Golden Jubilee University National Hospital is a hospital in , near , Scotland. It was opened in 1994 and is managed by a Special Health Board appointed by NHS Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inchinnan and Dalmuir.

Village
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is a small village in , Scotland. The village is located on the main A8 road between Renfrew and , just south east of the town of Erskine.

Suburb
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is an area nine miles northwest of , , on the western side of , and part of Council Area. The name is a lowland Scots derivation of the Gaelic meaning Big Field.

Village
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, is a village in , . The name is said to be derived from St. Patrick ostensibly being born here. is situated 1½ miles north of Erskine.

Erskine

Latitude
55.90421° or 55° 54′ 15″ north
Longitude
-4.44923° or 4° 26′ 57″ west
Population
15,300
Elevation
82 feet (25 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB EKI
Open location code
9C7QWH32+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 274937619
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6639623
Wiki­data ID
Q1010175
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Erskine” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Erskine”
  • Azerbaijani: “Erskin”
  • Basque: “Erskine”
  • Bengali: “এরসকিনে”
  • Cebuano: “Erskine”
  • Chinese: “厄斯金”
  • Chinese: “厄斯金恩”
  • Dutch: “Erskine”
  • French: “Erskine”
  • German: “Erskine”
  • Gujarati: “અર્શકાઈન”
  • Irish: “Arascain”
  • Irish: “Arasgain”
  • Italian: “Erskine”
  • Japanese: “アースキン”
  • Kannada: “ಎರ್ಸ್ಕೈನ್”
  • Korean: “어스킨”
  • Lithuanian: “Erskinas”
  • Malagasy: “Erskine”
  • Persian: “ارسکین”
  • Polish: “Erskine”
  • Portuguese: “Erskine”
  • Russian: “Эрскин”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Arascain”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Arasgain”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Erskine”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ارسکین”
  • Spanish: “Erskine”
  • Swedish: “Erskine”
  • Tamil: “எர்ஸ்கினே”
  • Telugu: “ఎర్స్కినే”
  • Ukrainian: “Ерскін”
  • Urdu: “یرسکینی”
  • Welsh: “Arasgain”
  • Welsh: “Erskine”

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