Johnstone
Johnstone
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| Town | |
From top, left to right: Houstoun Square, Johnstone War Memorial, Johnstone Castle, Johnstone Parish Church, Johnstone railway station | |
Location within Renfrewshire | |
| Population | 15,930 (2020) |
| Language | English, Scots |
| OS grid reference | NS434628 |
| • Edinburgh | 52 mi (84 km) |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | JOHNSTONE |
| Postcode district | PA5, PA6, PA9, PA10 |
| Dialling code | 01505 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
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Johnstone (Scots: Johnstoun, Scottish Gaelic: Baile Iain) is a town in the administrative area of Renfrewshire and larger historic county of the same name, in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.
The town lies 3 miles (5 km) west of neighbouring Paisley, 12 miles (19 km) west of the centre of the city of Glasgow and 12 miles (19 km) north east of Kilwinning. Part of the biggest conurbation in Scotland, Johnstone is at the western edge of the Greater Glasgow Urban Area.