Clarkston (East Renfrewshire)

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Clarkston
Clarkston Main Street
Clarkston Main Street
Coordinates 55 ° 47 ′  N , 4 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 55 ° 47 ′  N , 4 ° 17 ′  W
Clarkston (Scotland)
Clarkston
Clarkston
Residents 9371 2011 census
administration
Post town GLASGOW
ZIP code section G76
prefix 0141
Part of the country Scotland
Council area East Renfrewshire
British Parliament East Renfrewshire
Scottish Parliament Eastwood

Clarkston ( Gaelic : Baile Chlarc ) is a village in the Scottish council area East Renfrewshire . It is located in the triangle between the southern districts of Glasgow and the cities of East Kilbride and Newton Mearns about eight kilometers south of Glasgow city center.

In 1881 there were 763 inhabitants in Clarkston. By 1971 the number had increased to 8,404. During the 2011 census, 9,371 people lived there. The Villa Greenbank House is a building of the highest Scottish monument category A in Clarkston.

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The village is connected to the road network via the A726 , which connects Strathaven via East Kilbride with the M8 at Paisley . With the M77 , a freeway passes Clarkston a few kilometers to the west. As early as the 19th century, Clarkston was connected to the railway network via its own station. The route led from Glasgow via the neighboring Busby to East Kilbride. Today the station is served on the Glasgow South Western Line . In 2011 around 516,000 passengers used the station.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of Gaelic expressions
  2. ↑ Clarkston. East Renfrewshire. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .
  3. ^ Information in the Gazetteer for Scotland
  4. ↑ 2011 census
  5. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  6. ↑ Clarkston. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 1: (A - Coru). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1882, p. 264 .
  7. ↑ Passenger numbers at British train stations

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