In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Crosslee like this:
Crosslee, a village in Houston parish, Renfrewshire, on the left bank of the Gryfe, 2½ miles NW of Johnstone station. A cotton mill, built here in 1793, was burned down about 1858; and the villagers now are mainly employed in the neighbouring oil-works of Clippens. Pop. (1861) 383, (1871) 379, (1881) 400.
Crosslee through time
Crosslee is now part of Renfrewshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Renfrewshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Crosslee itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Crosslee in Renfrewshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/22068
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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