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Erskine (, Scots: Erskin, Scottish Gaelic: Arasgain) is a town in the council Place of Renfrewshire, and historic county of the similar name, situated in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies upon the southern bank of the River Clyde, providing the lowest crossing to the north bank of the river at the Erskine Bridge, connecting the town to Old Kilpatrick in West Dunbartonshire. Erskine is a commuter town at the western extent of the Greater Glasgow conurbation, bordering Bishopton to the west and Renfrew, Inchinnan, Paisley and Glasgow Airport to the south. Originally a small village settlement, the town has expanded since the 1960s as the site of spread as an overspill town, boosting the population to exceeding 15,000. In 2014, it was rated one of the most handsome postcode areas to living in Scotland.

Archaeological evidence states that agricultural commotion took place within the Place as far help as 3000 BC and it has been inhabited by humans in the past 1000 BC.^{[dubious – discuss]} The first recorded suggestion of Erskine is at the sworn statement of the church of Erskine in 1207 by Florentius, Bishop of Glasgow. The land concerning the town was first ration of the land of Henry de Erskine in the 13th century. Sir John Hamilton of Orbiston held the land in the 17th century until 1703 subsequent to it was acquired by the Lords Blantyre. By 1782 there were twelve houses and a church in Erskine. A supplementary church was subsequently built which is yet in use today. An influx of workmen moved to the area during 1836-41 due to the construction of the Inverclyde railway line. In 1900 it passed into the ownership of William Arthur Baird, who familial it from his grandfather, Charles Stuart, 12th Lord Blantyre.