'''Barrhead''' is a town in [[East Renfrewshire]], [[Scotland]] standing on the Levern Water seven miles to the south west of [[Glasgow]]. It was formerly a centre for the production of [[ceramics]], the principal employer being the factory of Thomas Shanks and Sons Ltd. The factory's output was varied but the most popular items produced were imitation [[Ming]] vases. To this day inhabitants are known locally as "Mingers".
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'''Barrhead''' is a town in [[East Renfrewshire]], [[Scotland]] standing on the Levern Water seven miles to the south west of [[Glasgow]]. It was formerly a centre for the production of [[ceramics]], the principal employer being the factory of Thomas Shanks and Sons Ltd.