Newton Mearns

Newton Mearns
Town
Mearns Cross
Newton Mearns is located in East Renfrewshire
Newton Mearns
Newton Mearns
Newton Mearns is located in Glasgow council area
Newton Mearns
Newton Mearns
Location within Scotland
Newton Mearns is located in Scotland
Newton Mearns
Newton Mearns
Newton Mearns (Scotland)
Population28,210 (2022)[2]
OS grid referenceNS536556
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG77
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°46′18″N 4°20′05″W / 55.7716°N 4.3347°W / 55.7716; -4.3347

Newton Mearns (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr na Maoirne [ˈpalə ˈuːɾ nə ˈmɯːrˠɲə]) is a suburban town and the largest settlement in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It lies 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Glasgow City Centre on the main road to Ayrshire, 410 feet (125 m) above sea level.[3] It has a population of approximately 26,993, stretching from Whitecraigs and Kirkhill in the northeast to Maidenhill in the southeast, to Westacres and Greenlaw in the west and Capelrig/Patterton in the northwest.[4]

It is part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. Its name derives from being a new town of the parish of Mearns (from Scottish Gaelic maoirne, meaning a stewartry).[5]

  1. ^ "Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland database". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Gazetteer of Scotland". Edinburgh University. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
  4. ^ "People of East Renfrewshire". East Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 18 May 2005.
  5. ^ Watson, William J. (1926). The History of the Celtic Place-Names of Scotland. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons. p. 110 f.