However, many of these suburbs had turned into dormitory suburbs, a problem thought to be avoided in V�llingby by planning for approximately 10, 000 work places for the 20-25.000 inhabitants, while the metro was to provide access to the commercial centre to some 80, 000 people.
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Although known today as a dormitory suburb of Glasgow, the town grew from a country village within the parish of New Kilpatrick to a minor industrial centre in the nineteenth century with paper mills and bleach works on the Allander River to the north east of the town centre.
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:Our article Commuter town says : " A commuter town may also be known as a bedroom community or bedroom suburb ( Canada and U . S . usage ), a dormitory town or dormitory suburb ( UK Commonwealth and Ireland usage ), or less commonly a dormitory village ( UK Commonwealth and Ireland ).
