Eaglesham

Eaglesham
Eaglesham is located in East Renfrewshire
Eaglesham
Eaglesham
Eaglesham is located in Glasgow council area
Eaglesham
Eaglesham
Location within East Renfrewshire
Eaglesham is located in East Renfrewshire
Eaglesham
Eaglesham
Eaglesham (East Renfrewshire)
Population3,470 (2022)[1]
OS grid referenceNS573519
Community council
  • Eaglesham and Waterfoot
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGLASGOW
Postcode districtG76
Dialling code01355
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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55°44′22″N 4°16′24″W / 55.739444°N 4.273333°W / 55.739444; -4.273333

Eaglesham (/ˈɡəlsəm/ or /ˈɡəlʃəm/, EE-gəl-səm or EE-gəl-shəm; Scots: The Lang Raw[citation needed];[2] Scottish Gaelic: Baile na h-Eaglais [ˈpalə na ˈhekl̪ˠɪʃ]) is a village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, situated about 10 miles (16 km) south of Glasgow, 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Newton Mearns and south of Clarkston, and 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of East Kilbride.

The 2011 census revealed that the village had 3,114 occupants, down 13 from the 2001 census (3,127). Eaglesham is distinctive in being built around the Orry, a triangular park area of common land about 13 mile (540 m) in length, interspersed with trees and divided in the centre by the Eaglesham Burn. The ancient seat of the Earls of Eglinton. In the 17th century Eaglesham was a small market town. Today's village[3] was founded in 1769 by Alexander Montgomerie, 10th Earl of Eglinton. It had at one time handloom weaving and a cotton-mill. Many of its buildings are category B or C listed buildings, and the planned village area is a conservation area. Eaglesham was designated Scotland's first outstanding conservation area in 1960. It is likely that here has been a place of worship since the 5th or 6th centuries.

The village is an example of an early Scottish planned village.

  1. ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Dictionaries of the Scots Language:: SND :: Lang".
  3. ^ Dobin, Alexander (1791–1799). The Statistical Account of Scotland, No. XI Parish of Eaglesham (County of Renfrew). Edinburgh: M. Creech. p. 120.