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The name
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Early research has shown that the town was not always called Paisley. The first mention of the town refers to it as Passelet, Passelay or Passeleth. In the 16th centuary it was referred to as Pasley and then finally in the 18th centuary the town was referred to as Paisley.
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Paisley Pattern
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Paisley, Scotland is probably most famous for the "Paisley Pattern". Although, it did not originate in the town.
Paisley altered it and produced it to such a high quality that the pattern was named after the town. It resembles the shape of a tadpole or teardrop shape. It originally appeared on textiles but can now be seen on everything from gifts to domestic items.
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Amenities
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Paisley has a wide range of amenities for the young and old. It has a leisure complex with a large swimming pool, ice-rink (with various ice-hockey teams competing at all levels,e.g. Paisley Pirates) and gym. There is also the opportunity to try ten pin bowling and visit the large multiplex cinema.
As well as the local shopping centres, Paisley has a farmers market once a month. There is also a variety of restaurants and nightlife available. The town also plays host to a large number of festivals throughout the year.
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Places to visit
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The outstanding feature of Paisley is its abbey, founded in 1163 and burial place of King Robert III. It is still a parish church and has been much restored in recent times, including the addition of stained windows by the artists, Byrne Jones and William Morris. Another church is also worth visiting. The Coats Memorial Baptist Church is the largest of its kind, and almost appears as a second cathedral. The Coats Observatory is one of the few of its kind in Scotland, and Paisley's museum houses one of the largest and finest collections of shawls in the world.
Robert Tannahill's birthplace, a thatched cottage, is open to the public and some of the early weavers' houses, the Sma' Shot Cottages, have also been restored. Blackhall Manor, now a hotel, was founded in the fourteenth century by Walter Fitzalan, the High Steward of Scotland and ancestor of Scotland's Stewart dynasty. The town has several fine old bridges and an aqueduct of 1810, the earliest in the world to carry a railway. The Glennifer Braes, made famous by Tannahill's poems, are a country park with beautiful walks and views over the Firth of Clyde.
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