Discover Renfrewshire’s amazing heritage
On the 1st April 1996 The Old County of Renfrew was broken up under local government reform. Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde now represent the historical County of Renfrew along parts of Glasgow that were originally part of the county. Between them they host a vast array of heritage sites from Prehistory, Roman Forts, Castles, Religious buildings, grain mills, textile mills and so much more.
19th July 2025
Our Heritage Cafes have restarted. The 3rd Saturday of the month we have our Local History Cafe. Only 6 places are avauilale for each Cafe.
All are free and we meet at 10am in Blend Coffee Lounge @ Paisley Arts Centre on New Street, Paisley PA1 1EZ. Booking is essential – click the image to go to our booking website – The Urban Historian
Coming soon
Our History Talks will be coming soon
Watch this space for details
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Discover Renfrewshire
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Discover Inverclyde
Modern day Inverclyde contains Greenock, Port Glasgow, Gourock, inverkip, Kilmacolm and Wemyss Bay.
Click above to discover more in our Inverclyde history blogs on the area
Discover Old Parts of Renfrewshire
From the 17th Century onwards parts of Old Renfrewshire were incorporated into Lanarkshire, and now come under Glasgow.
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Other Services
The Urban Historian website is our main place to discover and book our heritage walks and talks. Details of all of our events are posted there, along with links to our publications and other merchandise.
Renfrewshire Ancestors is our dedicated Genealogy/ Family History website. Here you can discover our different research packages and other useful links for Renfrewshire Records that can aid you family history research.
SJCResearch
SJCResearch is our corporate website relating to all of our activities. Here you will find our portfolio, along with links to other websites and details of Historical research packages (not genealogy) for clients such as businesses and local authorities.