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| | Overview of Bonhill |
 | | Situated on the east bank of the River Leven in West Dunbartonshire, opposite Alexandria and a mile (1.5 km) northeast of Renton, Bonhill is the oldest of the Vale of Leven villages which grew into a textile town known for bleaching and dyeing. |
 | | Sometimes known as New Bonhill, this extension lies to the southeast of the original village and comprises the districts of Braehead, O'Hare, Ladyton, Nobleston, Pappert and Redburn. |
 | | Sir James Smollett, grandfather of the novelist Tobias Smollett, was granted the lands of Bonhill in 1660. |
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