Clarkston, East Renfrewshire

Clarkston
Busby Road, Clarkston's main shopping street
Clarkston is located in East Renfrewshire
Clarkston
Clarkston
Clarkston is located in Glasgow council area
Clarkston
Clarkston
Location within East Renfrewshire
Clarkston is located in East Renfrewshire
Clarkston
Clarkston
Clarkston (East Renfrewshire)
Population9,800 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNS574576
• Edinburgh50 mi (80 km) ENE
• London343 mi (552 km) SSE
Community council
  • Clarkston
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG76
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
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55°47′24″N 4°16′39″W / 55.789938°N 4.277376°W / 55.789938; -4.277376

Clarkston (Scots: Clairkstoun, Scottish Gaelic: Baile Chlarc) is a suburban town in East Renfrewshire, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. A dormitory town with a population of around 10,000, Clarkston is on the southern fringe of the Greater Glasgow conurbation and directly adjoins the neighbouring suburban villages of Busby and Netherlee, as well as the towns of Newton Mearns and Giffnock.

On 21 October 1971, the main shopping building was the scene of the Clarkston explosion, which killed 22 people and injured around 100. A plaque on the site commemorates the event. The building was rebuilt.

Greenbank Garden, a National Trust for Scotland property, is located on Flenders Road, on the outskirts of Clarkston.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.