Barrhead

This article is about the town in Scotland. For other uses, see Barrhead (disambiguation).

Barrhead
Barrhead from the Fereneze Hills
Barrhead is located in East Renfrewshire
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Barrhead is located in Glasgow council area
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Location within Scotland
Barrhead is located in Renfrewshire
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Barrhead (Renfrewshire)
Barrhead is located in Scotland
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Barrhead (Scotland)
Population17,890 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNS505585
• Edinburgh48 mi (77 km)
• London344 mi (554 km)
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG78
Dialling code0141
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
55°48′04″N 4°23′20″W / 55.801°N 4.389°W / 55.801; -4.389

Barrhead (Scots: Baurheid,[2] Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Bharra)[3] is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, thirteen kilometres (8 mi) southwest of Glasgow city centre on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. At the 2011 census its population was 17,268.[4]

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ The Online Scots Dictionary
  3. ^ List of railway station names in English, Scots and Gaelic Archived January 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine – NewsNetScotland
  4. ^ "ERC website".