Clarkston, East Renfrewshire

Clarkston Scottish Gaelic: Baile Chlarc Scots: Clerkstoun
Busby Road, Clarkston's main shopping street
Clarkston Show map of East Renfrewshire Clarkston Location within East Renfrewshire Show map of Glasgow council area Clarkston Clarkston (East Renfrewshire) Show map of East Renfrewshire
Population	9,800 (2022)[1]
OS grid reference	NS574576
• Edinburgh	50 mi (80 km) ENE
• London	343 mi (552 km) SSE
Community council	Clarkston
Council area	East Renfrewshire
Lieutenancy area	Renfrewshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G76
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	East Renfrewshire
Scottish Parliament	Eastwood
List of places UK Scotland 55°47′24″N 4°16′39″W / 55.789938°N 4.277376°W / 55.789938; -4.277376

Clarkston (Scots: Clairkstoun, Scottish Gaelic: Baile Chlarc) is a suburban town in East Renfrewshire, in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. A dormitory town with a population of around 10,000, Clarkston is on the southern fringe of the Greater Glasgow conurbation and directly adjoins the neighbouring suburban villages of Busby and Netherlee, as well as the towns of Newton Mearns and Giffnock.

On 21 October 1971, the main shopping building was the scene of the Clarkston explosion, which killed 22 people and injured around 100. A plaque on the site commemorates the event. The building was rebuilt.

Greenbank Garden, a National Trust for Scotland property, is located on Flenders Road, on the outskirts of Clarkston.