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Renfrew is a small town of 20,000 inhabitants, located six miles west of Glasgow on the west coast of Scotland.
The town is located at the junction of the River Clyde and White Cart Water. A passenger ferry crosses the Clyde to Yoker and a swing bridge crosses the Cart to Abbotsinch and Glasgow International Airport.
Renfrew is known as the "Birthplace of the Royal Stewarts" and has held Royal Burgh status for over 500 years. The current Baron of Renfrew is Prince Charles. The burgh gives its name to the larger region of Renfrewshire, of which it is the former county town, however the function of administrative capital of the region now falls on the town's larger neighbour Paisley.
Renfrew is home to the Matsui Babcock engineering firm, the Braehead shopping mall and the Normandy hotel and golf course.
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