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Barrhead
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Barrhead

Town in Renfrewshire unitary authority, Scotland, 10 km/6 mi southwest of Glasgow; population (2001) 17,300. Industries include engineering, the production of cotton textiles with associated bleach and dye processing plants, and the manufacture of porcelain and sanitaryware.

Barrhead

Town in central Alberta, Canada, 90 km/56 mi northwest of Edmonton, in the Paddle River Valley; population (1996 est) 4,200. Industries include agriculture, forestry, oil, gas, manufacturing, and retailing. There is a historic fur trading trail (1825).

The town was named after Barrhead, Scotland. It moved from its original site in 1912 in order to be located on the railway.



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