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Linwood is a small town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, 14 miles south-west of Glasgow, which saw an explosion in its population during the middle of the 20th century due to the mass exodus of people from the Glasgow slums. At that time the town's economy relied on the Rootes Car plant and the Pressed Steel company, both of which ceased production in 1981, leaving huge numbers of Linwood's 13,000 people out of work.

In the period of 1980- 1995 Linwood had one of the highest unemployment rates in Scotland, but thanks to the new Phoenix Retail Park (built on the site of the Rootes (Chrysler/Talbot) Car Plant) and the expansion of Glasgow Airport Linwood has started to become the place it was in the 1960s.

Linwood has good transport links, with a new dual carriageway and bus links to both Paisley and Glasgow. Linwood is also only a couple of miles from Glasgow International Airport.

Shopping and entertainment in Linwood is recommended by many, with a Cinema, ASDA superstore and several fast food outlets in the town itself, while Paisley, Scotland's largest town, and Glasgow are both within travelling distance.

Education in Linwood is also seen to be quite good, with three highly respected Primary Schools (2 non-denominational, 1 CatholicGeneral meaning Catholic means universal or whole''. With respect to the Christian Church, the early Christians used the term to refer to the whole undivided church. It is in that sense that all Christians today claim ownership of the term, including Prot) and a non-denominational high school, and Catholic High School , as well as a Grammar schoolA grammar school is a type of school found in some English-speaking countries. Its original intent was to educate the young in the grammar of one or two European languages. Grammar schools date back to earlier than the 16th century. In the British case, t and Private schoolPrivate schools in the United States, Australia and other English-speaking countries (with the exception of the United Kingdom), are schools not administered by local or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are fund both within travelling distance.

The University of PaisleyThe University of Paisley main campus is located in Paisley, Scotland, about 8 miles west of Glasgow. In common with other colleges that became Central Institutions that have in turn become Universities, Paisley was influenced by, and constructed from lon and University of GlasgowThe University of Glasgow is the largest of the three universities in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded in 1451 by papal bull of Pope Nicholas V, at the suggestion of King James II, giving Bishop William Turnbull permission to add the university to the ci are also within travelling distance, as well as several colleges.