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Originally a small farming settlement, the village began to grow when a water-powered cotton mill was built in 1792 in Napier Street.
In the middle of the 19th century, mining villages were established around Linwood, producing coal and ironstone. However, these mining operations ceased before the First World War.
When, in the 1960’s, traditional heavy-engineering in Clydeside was in decline, family firm Rootes announced that it would build the first car factory in Scotland since World War Two here in Linwood. This investment was heralded by many at the time as the saviour of Scottish industry. Employing thousands of local people, the Linwood car factory cost £23.5 million and was designed to produce 150,000 cars each year. The Hillman Imp was the first car to be built in Scotland for a generation, and became synonymous with Linwood. Sadly, the factory closed in 1981, but its memory lives on in the heart of the town.