Paisley
town in Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
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Summary
Paisley is a town[1]. Paisley ranks in the top 0.5% of town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,368 views/month, #47 of 9,456).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Renfrewshire[3]
- Country: United Kingdom[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: River Cart[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Fürth[6]
- Postal code: PA1[7], PA2[8], PA3[9]
- Commons category: Paisley, Scotland[10]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[11]
- Local dialing code: 0141[12], 01505[13]
- OS grid reference: NS485635[14]
- Official website: http://www.paisley.org.uk[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Paisley, Renfrewshire[16]
- Population: 76,220[17], 77,220[18]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[19], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], The New Student's Reference Work[23]
- Capital of: Renfrewshire[24]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Paisley, Scotland[25]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Paisley[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Paisley, Renfrewshire[27]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Paisley, Scotland[28]
- Historic county: Renfrewshire[29]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Paisley include paisley[30], a pattern[31], in Iran[32].
Why It Matters
Paisley has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Paisley is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for Paisley include paisley[30], a pattern[31], in Iran[32].