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Houston, Renfrewshire history
Toponymy
Houston was originally known as Kilpeter . It was granted by Baldwin of Biggar, Sheriff of Lanark, to Hugh of Pettinain . The lands eventually became known as Houston (meaning “Hugh’s town or manor”)
Early history
A Bronze Age burial site was found at South Mound on the western edge of the village . To the north-east lies Barochan Hill, the site of a Roman fort . A later Antonine era fort was found on a farm near Bishopton .
Modern history
Both railway stations (on separate lines) built within the parish in the 19th century bypassed the village itself . Houston did not experience the railway boom of nearby villages like Bridge of Weir and Kilmacolm, expanding slowly until the later half of the 20th century .
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