Ferguslie Park

Ferguslie has origins dating back to the sixteenth century, and was the site of a large estate associated with the monks based at Paisley.

As a consequence, and also due to its isolated position separated from Paisley and other towns by railway lines and other transport networks; it has suffered a large degree of social exclusion.

[1] To the east, St Mirren F.C., the local team of the town of Paisley who play in the Scottish Premiership, moved in January 2009 from their traditional Love Street home some 600 m away from a new all-seater stadium on vacant ground near the current St. James Station.

)[3] A BBC report states that the most significant problem for the Council was the "half-abandoned Tannahill scheme", an area with derelict homes, but regeneration funding of £6M had already been scheduled; it would be used to build just over a hundred affordable houses.

St James's Park, known locally as the Racecourse, a recreation ground to the south of the M8, is a popular football venue for amateur teams.