Elderslie Nature Reserve
Elderslie may refer to one of the following locations: * Elderslie, Scotland, a village in Renfrewshire, west central Scotland * Elderslie, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia * Elderslie, Tasmania Elderslie is a rural locality in the local government areas of Central Highlands and Southern Midlands in the Central region of Tasmania. It is located about south-east of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census determined a population of 149 fo ...

Elderslie, Scotland
Elderslie ( gd, Ach na Feàrna) is a village in the council area and historic county of Renfrewshire in west central Scotland. It chiefly serves as a commuter village, situated midway between the towns of Paisley and Johnstone, and lies west of Glasgow city centre. Elderslie is most famous as the assumed birthplace of Scottish hero Sir William Wallace, a knight born around 1270 who served as a military leader in the Wars of Scottish Independence before being captured and executed. History The origin of the name of "Elderslie" is Old English for "field of Elder Trees". It is assumed that William Wallace was born and grew up in Elderslie. On the site of the ancient Elderslie Castle there stands a monument to commemorate his life, and a commemoration ceremony is held every August. Also on the site is the Wallace Yew, an ancient yew tree and the Wallace Oak stood nearby until 1856. Auchenbathie Tower a few miles to the south is a site associated with William Wallace in an action ...
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Elderslie, New South Wales
Elderslie is a suburb of the Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur Region of Sydney, Australia, Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia in Camden Council (New South Wales), Camden Council. In addition, it is located on the east side of the Nepean River. It has a small local shop, high school, primary school, skateboard park, netball courts, cricket, Australian Football (AFL) oval, Rugby League oval, a BMX track and a historic house, John Oxley Cottage, which was built in the 1890s and converted into the Camden Visitors' centre in 1989. It was named after explorer John Oxley who held an early grant of land in the area. History The area now known as Elderslie was probably originally home to the Tharawal people, based in the Illawarra region, although the Western Sydney-based Darug people and the Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Southern Highlands-based Gandangara people were also known to have inhabited the greater Camden area. Very early relations with British settle ...
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