Waterfoot
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 Waterfoot Bridge | |
  Waterfoot  Waterfoot Location within East Renfrewshire  Waterfoot Waterfoot (Glasgow council area) Waterfoot Waterfoot (East Renfrewshire) | |
| Population | 1,340 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NS569546 |
| • Edinburgh | 44 mi (71 km) ENE |
| • London | 340 mi (550 km) SSE |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode district | G76 |
| Dialling code | 0141 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
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Waterfoot (Scots: Watterfit)[2] is a village in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is on the B767 road between Clarkston and Eaglesham, which are 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north and south respectively, while Newton Mearns is about 2 miles (3 km) to the west and East Kilbride about 5 miles (8 km) to the southeast.[3] The village shares a community council with the neighbouring community of Eaglesham, the Eaglesham and Waterfoot Community Council meets in Eaglesham on a monthly basis.[4]
During the Second World War, deputy leader of the Nazi party Rudolf Hess, crash landed in Floors Farm, west of the village.[5] He was arrested and held in custody until after the war, when he was tried at the Nuremberg trials.
The audio equipment manufacturer Linn Products has its factory to the southwest of Waterfoot.[6]
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ Andy Eagle (27 February 2003). "The Online Scots Dictionary". Scots-online.org. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Measure Distance on a Map". Free Map Tools. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Eaglesham and Waterfoot Community Council". East Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Dominic Midgley (11 May 2016). "The day Hitler's deputy fled to Britain". Daily Express. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Linnwas invoked but never defined (see the help page).