 lochwinnoch (, )list of railway station names in english, scots and gaelic â newsnetscotland is a village in the council area and historic county of renfrewshire in the west central lowlands of scotland. lying on the banks of castle semple loch and the river calder, lochwinnoch is chiefly a residential dormitory village serving nearby urban centres such as glasgow and paisley. its population in 2001 was 2628.overview of lochwinnoch the town also lends its name to a civil parish of some  of the surrounding countryside, including the nearby village of howwood. the parish borders seven others: beith, kilbarchan, kilbirnie, kilmacolm, largs, neilston and paisley.overview of parish of lochwinnoch ==history==  lochwinnoch is first recorded in the 12th century as a parish under the higher control of paisley and renfrew, but the area has been inhabited since the neolithic period. the village's name probably derives from the gaelic loch eanach meaning 'loch of the birds', though local tradition attributes it to st winnoc. the early 18th century st john's church, also known as 'auld simon' (whose front gable still stands at the eastern end of the high street) was probably built on the site of a pre-reformation church dating back to the medieval period. it is dedicated to st. john, hence the name of johnshill, more properly st.john's hill, and st. john's well, located in the garden adjacent to the church yard. it was in here t
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