Crosslee

Coordinates: 55°51′38″N 4°32′26″W / 55.860526°N 4.540529°W / 55.860526; -4.540529

Crosslee
Crosslee  Crosslee shown within Renfrewshire
Population	Included in statistics for Houston
OS grid reference	NS408660
Parish	Houston and Killellan
Council area	Renfrewshire
Lieutenancy area	Renfrewshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	JOHNSTONE
Postcode district	PA6
Dialling code	01505
Police	Strathclyde
Fire	Strathclyde
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Paisley & Renfrewshire North
Scottish Parliament	Renfrewshire North and West West of Scotland region
List of places: UK • Scotland •

For the tumble dryer manufacturer see Crosslee plc.

Crosslee is a small village lying on the bank of the River Gryffe in the parish of Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire.^[1] It lies around half a mile south of the old village centre of Houston and immediately west of Craigends, although residential development has removed any significant open space between the three.

The village itself is largely composed of private housing and exists chiefly as a dormitory settlement. There is one public house and a small public park.

History

Crosslee developed as a small community around a cotton mill, which opened in 1793, closing due to fire damage in 1858. A factory used for the production of cordite fuses during the First World War existed within the village, and was demolished in 1985.^[2] A further mill building still exists beside the river, having been redeveloped to provide office space.

Governance

Crosslee is part of Ward 9 (Houston, Crosslee and Linwood) for local authority elections to Renfrewshire Council, a four-councillor ward.

With the decline in the importance of the civil parish, Crosslee has found itself associated for local government purposes with Houston Community Council.

References

1. ^ Historical perspective for Crosslee
2. ^ Overview of Crosslee