Gockston is a small housing estate in the north of Paisley

Paisley

Paisley is the largest town in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland and serves as the administrative centre for the Renfrewshire council area...

 across the M8 from Glasgow Airport

Glasgow Airport

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. It is part of the St James estate along with Shortroods. The ground was weak and peat-filled until it was prepared for the Airport in the 1960s and the construction of houses was able to take place.

Gockston consisted of terraced houses and 3 storey tenemants. Merksworth High School was also built in the area.

Regeneration of the scheme began in 2002 when the tenemants were demolished along with the high school. Only a few streets of terraced homes remained in Gockston until detached and semi-detached houses were built courtesy of the company Bellway

Bellway

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. The new houses have been very popular and may lead to the area regaining its old population.