Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Dovesland

Dovesland, a suburb in Abbey parish, Renfrewshire, on the S side of Paisley. It forms part of Charleston district, was mainly built after the year 1830, and has a large population, chiefly weavers.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a suburb"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Abbey Parish       Renfrewshire County

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