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It lies on the southern bank of the River Clyde, providing the lowest crossing to the north bank of the river at the Erskine Bridge, connecting the town to Old Kilpatrick in West Dunbartonshire. Erskine is a commuter town at the western extent of the Greater Glasgow conurbation, bordering Bishopton to the west and Renfrew , Inchinnan , Paisley ...
Erskine (/ ˈ ɜːr s k ən /) is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada, within County of Stettler No. 6. [2] Previously an incorporated municipality, Erskine dissolved from village status on May 10, 1946, to become part of the Municipal District of Waverly No. 367 .
In 2000-01, the charity moved to two new purpose built sites in the town of Erskine. The Erskine Home was opened in 2000. The new flagship building replaced the original hospital building and is situated on grounds by the Erskine Bridge. This centre cost £16m and provides nursing and dementia care on a long term and respite basis.
For secondary education the village falls within the catchment area of Park Mains High School in Erskine. For Roman Catholic denomination education, the nearest primary school is St Anne's in Erskine and Trinity High School in Renfrew is the nearest secondary school. Inchinnan Community Nursery provides pre-school education within the village.
Bishopton (/bɪʃəptən/) (Scots: Bishoptoun; Scottish Gaelic: Baile an Easbaig) [2] [3] is a village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is located around 2 miles (3 km) west of Erskine. [4] Royal Ordnance Factory Bishopton was located on the edge of the village and is now being redeveloped as private housing into a community named Dargavel.
Formed by the confluence of the Bedford and Glen Erskine creeks, the Erskine Creek (officially designated a river [3]) rises below Mount Erskine, between Bullaburra and Wentworth Falls, and flows generally south, north-east, and east, before reaching its confluence with the Nepean River, near Mulgoa.
The Karuk living north of the Salmon River Divide called the Chima:lxwe' / Chimalakwe / Tł'oh-mitah-xwe Akráak va'ára ('New River People'). [4] The Norelmuk Wintu from Hayfork called the Tsnungwe Num-nor-muk. [5] Because their language is a dialect of the Hupa language, they are also called South Fork Hupa.
Henry Ford built a huge conveyor belt system to transport coal from the mine to the river and railroad below, but sold his interest in the mine in 1928. Production ceased in 1958. [3] The town is included within the Nuttallburg Coal Mining Complex and Town Historic District, part of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. [4]