Newton Mearns

Newton Mearns
Scottish Gaelic: *Baile Ùr na Maoirne^[1]*
Scots: *The Mearns^[2]*
Newton Mearns Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr na Maoirne; Scots: The Mearns;
Town
	Mearns Cross
	Newton Mearns Newton Mearns Location within Scotland Newton Mearns Newton Mearns (Scotland)
Population	28,210 (2022)
OS grid reference	NS536556
Lieutenancy area	Renfrewshire;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G77
Dialling code	0141
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	East Renfrewshire;
Scottish Parliament	Eastwood;
	List of places UK Scotland 55°46′18″N 4°20′05″W / 55.7716°N 4.3347°W

Newton Mearns (Scots: The Mearns; Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr na Maoirne [ˈpalə ˈuːɾ nə ˈmɯːrˠɲə]) is a suburban town and the largest settlement in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It lies 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Glasgow City Centre on the main road to Ayrshire, 410 feet (125 m) above sea level.^[4] It has a population of approximately 26,993, stretching from Whitecraigs and Kirkhill in the northeast to Maidenhill in the southeast, to Westacres and Greenlaw in the west and Capelrig/Patterton in the northwest.^[5]

It is part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. Its name derives from being a new town of the Mearns (from Scottish Gaelic "a' Mhaoirne" meaning a stewartry).

^ "Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland database". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
^ "Map of Scotland in Scots - Guide and gazetteer" (PDF).
^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Gazetteer of Scotland". Edinburgh University. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
^ "People of East Renfrewshire". East Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 18 May 2005.

[1] "Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland database". Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

[2] "Map of Scotland in Scots - Guide and gazetteer" (PDF).

[3] "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[4] "Gazetteer of Scotland". Edinburgh University. Retrieved 17 October 2007.

[5] "People of East Renfrewshire". East Renfrewshire Council. Retrieved 18 May 2005.

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Newton Mearns Scottish Gaelic: Baile Ùr na Maoirne^[1] Scots: The Mearns^[2]
Town
Mearns Cross
Newton Mearns Show map of East Renfrewshire Newton Mearns Location within Scotland Show map of Glasgow council area Newton Mearns Newton Mearns (Scotland) Show map of Scotland
Population	28,210 (2022)^[3]
OS grid reference	NS536556
Lieutenancy area	Renfrewshire
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GLASGOW
Postcode district	G77
Dialling code	0141

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

UK Parliament	East Renfrewshire
Scottish Parliament	Eastwood
List of places UK Scotland 55°46′18″N 4°20′05″W / 55.7716°N 4.3347°W / 55.7716; -4.3347